Energy vocab

Front

Ability to do work or make things move.

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Energy

Front

Moving electrons. Energy from Electricity.

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Electrical

Front

Moving Energy, energy of motion.

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Kinetic

Front

Stored energy inside an object not in use.

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Potential

Front

Energy from Earth's gravitational field

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Gravitational

Front

Energy from stretched or compressed objects (e.g., rubber bands, springs).

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Elastic

Front

Total energy from particles of an object; heat energy.

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Thermal

Front

Energy from a chemical reaction or bonds.

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Chemical

Front

PUSH or PULL on an object.

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Force

Front

Object changes position over time and travels a distance.

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Motion