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Energy
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10
Science
6th Grade
01/21/2008

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Potential Energy

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the energy an object has because of it's position 

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Mechanical Energy 

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the total energy of motion and position of an object

 

 

another way to state this is

 

 

Mechanical Energy = potential + kinetic energy 

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Kinetic Energy

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the energy of motion 

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Energy 

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the ability to do work 

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Thermal Energy 

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all the kinetic energy due to randon motion of particles 

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Chemical Energy 

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the energy of a compound that changes as its atoms rearranged.  

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Electrical Energy 

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the energy of moving electrons 

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Sound Energy 

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caused by an objects vibrations  

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Light Energy 

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produced by the vibrations of electrically charged particles 

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Nuclear Energy 

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the energy that comes from changes in the nucleus of an atom 

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