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Energy Forms and Changes
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Science
7th Grade
01/04/2010

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Term
energy
Definition
ability to do work
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mechanical energy
Definition
energy associated with motion
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heat energy
Definition
energy involved in the internal motion of particles of matter.
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chemical energy
Definition
energy that bonds atoms or ions together
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electromagnetic energy
Definition
energy associated with moving charges
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nuclear energy
Definition
energy found in the nucleus of an atom
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kinetic energy
Definition
energy of motion
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potential energy
Definition
stored energy- energy of shape or position
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gravitational potential energy
Definition
potential energy that is dependent on height above the Earth's surface
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energy conversion
Definition
change of energy from one form to another
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Law of Conservation of Energy
Definition
Law that states energy is neither created nor destroyed by ordinary means
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