!2.1 Energy vocab

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Ability to cause change

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energy

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Energy in an electric current

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electrical

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Energy stored in bonds between atoms

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chemical energy

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Energy due to motion

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kinetic energy

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Energy carried by electromagnetic waves

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Radiant energy

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Sum of potential and kinetic energy in a system

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mechanical energy

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Energy stored from interactions between objects or particles

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Potential energy

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Energy stored in and released from an atom's nucleus

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nuclear energy

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Disturbance that transfers energy without matter.

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wave

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Energy carried by sound waves

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sound energy