Types of Energy

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What is the ability to do work?

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Energy

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Where is kinetic energy greatest when riding a roller coaster?

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At the bottom of the roller coaster

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What type of energy do windmills represent?

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Mechanical energy

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What is a form of potential energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom?

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Nuclear energy

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What is chemical energy?

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Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds, like food and fuel.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of an object in motion.

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What is potential energy?

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Energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

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What is mechanical energy?

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The sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object.

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What is thermal energy?

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Energy that comes from the temperature of matter.

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What is an example of nuclear energy?

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Energy released during nuclear fission or fusion.