Forms of Energy

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What is kinetic energy?

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Kinetic energy is the energy that a moving object possesses.

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What does light energy include?

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Light energy includes anything that produces light.

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What is the effect of an object's magnetic field?

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The attraction or repulsion of an object is due to its magnetic field.

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What happens when nuclear bonds break?

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When nuclear bonds break (fission) and atoms decay, nuclear energy is released and converted to heat.

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What is an example of nuclear energy being released?

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An example of nuclear energy being released is an atomic bomb.

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What results in the motion of molecules?

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Heat or thermal energy results in the motion of molecules.

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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 the law of conservation of energy?

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The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

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What is mechanical energy?

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

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What is thermal energy?

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Thermal energy is the total kinetic energy of particles in a substance, related to temperature.

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