Forms of Energy

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What is light energy?

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Light energy includes anything that produces light.

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What is energy?

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Energy is the ability to do work.

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What type of energy is derived from the forces that hold atoms together?

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Nuclear energy.

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What is another way to define energy?

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Energy is also the ability to cause a change.

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True or False: An object can have energy when nothing is happening.

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True.

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What is kinetic energy?

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Kinetic energy is the energy of an object in motion.

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What is potential energy?

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Potential energy is the stored energy of an object due to its position or state.

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What is thermal energy?

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Thermal energy is the energy that comes from the temperature of matter.

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What is chemical energy?

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Chemical energy is the energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds.

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What is mechanical energy?

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Mechanical energy is the sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object.

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