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Chemical Energy
A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms
Elastic Potential Energy
The energy of stretched or compressed objects
Electrical Energy
The energy of electric charges
Electromagnetic Energy
The energy of light and other forms of radiation, which travels through space as waves
Energy
The ability to do work or cause change
Energy Transformation
A change from one form of energy to another; also called energy conversion
Gravitational Potential Energy
Potential energy that depends on the height of an object
Joule
The amount of work you do when you exert a force of 1 newton to move an object a distance of 1 meter
Kinetic Energy
Energy that an object has due to its motion
Law of Conservation of Energy
The rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed
Mechanical Energy
Kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object
Nuclear Energy
The potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
Potential Energy
The energy an object has because of its position; also the internal stored energy of an object, such as energy stored in chemical bonds
Power
The rate at which one form of energy is transformed into another
Thermal Energy
The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object
Watt
The unit of power when one joule of work is done in one second
Work
Force exerted on an object that causes it to move