Energy

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SI unit of energy

Sound Energy

The energy from a vibrating object

Chemical (potential) Energy

The energy in food and fuel and cells, energy stored in chemical bonds

The faster the particles move in an object, the more _____ energy the object has.

Thermal energy

Light Energy

a reflection/ scattering or from a luminous source

particles traveling through a wire to create an electric current is ____ energy.

Electrical Energy

Law of Conservation of Energy

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed ( into a form which may not be useful)

kinetic energy

Energy of motion

Nuclear Energy

Energy that is stored in the nucleus of an atom

energy

Is the ability to do work

Energy Transformation

Takes place when energy changes from one form into another form.

Elastic potential energy

energy from anything stretched or wound up

Mechanical Energy

total amount of potential and kinetic energy in a system

gravitational potential energy

stored energy, the energy an object has because of its position

The amount of kinetic energy an object has depends on what two things?

the object's mass and speed


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