Potential Energy Vocabulary

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Potential Energy

Energy stored in a system or object

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Energy

The ability of a system to do work; required for changes to happen within a system

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Force

A push or pull that can change the motion of an object

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Relative Position

Where an object is located in relation to another object

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System

A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole

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Gravitational Potential Energy

When objects have the potential to change their position to change their position due to the force of gravity

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Chemical Potential Energy

When the energy is stored within the matter itself

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Elastic Potential Energy

When an object is stretched or compressed within an object

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Magnetic Potential Energy

When certain metal objects in a magnetic field have the potential of changing their position due to the force of magnetism