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Energy Flashcards
Gifted GMS
14
Science
6th Grade
02/14/2008

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Term
Energy
Definition
The capacity to do work
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Potential Energy
Definition
Stored energy
Term
Kinetic Energy
Definition
Energy in motion
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Mechanical Energy
Definition
The energy possesed by an object due to its motion or position
Term

Gravitational Energy

Definition
Energy related to gravity the force or pull between two objects
Term
Elastic Energy
Definition
Energy held in place such as in a compressed spring or in a stretch rubber band
Term
Heat/Thermal Energy
Definition
Heat energy due to the movement of molecules
Term
Electrical Energy
Definition
The flow of electrons through a conductor
Term
Magnetic Energy
Definition

The force exerted between magnetic poles producing magnetization

 

The force that exists between two electrically charged moving particles

Term
Electromagnetic Energy
Definition
Energy that is transferred by electric charges of current
Term
Sound Energy
Definition
Energy caused by migration sound waves
Term
Radient/Solar Energy
Definition

Light energy

 

Energy produced by the sun

 

The sun

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Chemical Energy
Definition
Energy stored in chemical bonds that hold compounds together
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Nuclear Energy
Definition
Potential energy stored in the nucleas of a atom; in a nuclear reaction, a tiny portion of the atoms mass turned into energy
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