Types of Energy

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What is energy?

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Energy is the ability to do work or cause changes.

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What type of energy is produced by vibrations?

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Sound energy.

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What type of energy does a car have at the top of a roller coaster?

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Potential energy.

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What is chemical energy?

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Chemical energy is a type of potential energy that is stored in the links between molecules of food and fuel.

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What is potential energy?

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Potential energy is stored energy.

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What is kinetic energy?

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Kinetic energy is the energy of motion.

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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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What is light energy?

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Light energy is the energy that is visible to the human eye and is produced by the vibrations of electrically charged particles.

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What is sound energy?

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Sound energy is the energy produced by vibrating sound waves.

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What is thermal energy?

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