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I am stored energy and the energy of position; all objects that are not moving have this energy.
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I am energy in motion. All moving objects have this energy.
Different types of potential energy include gravitational, chemical, nuclear, elastic, stored mechanical and magnetic
Different types of kinetic energy include electrical, thermal, radiant/electromagnetic, mechanical, and sound
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I am stored energy of position due to gravity (such as height above the ground).
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I am the energy of moving electrons
Examples of gravitational energy include a painting hanging on a wall, water at the top of a hill, and a yo-yo about to be dropped
Examples of electrical energy include your phone being plugged into an outlet, and lightning
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I am the ability to do work. Energy is not matter - it doesn’t have mass or take up space.
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I am energy stored in objects by force being applied to them
Energy can’t be created or destroyed, it can only change forms or be transferred to something else
Examples of stored mechanical energy include compressing a spring, stretching a rubber band, a drawn bow and arrow
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I am the energy caused by changes to the nuclei of atoms - fission or fusion
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I am energy stored in a substance that can be released when the substance reacts or is burned. I am stored in the bonds of molecules.
Nuclear energy can be found in nuclear power plants, the sun, and nuclear bombs
Examples of chemical energy include batteries, food, fuel, glow sticks, or lighting a fire
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I am also called light energy or electromagnetic energy. I am energy that travels in waves.
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I am the energy of vibrating particles that cause your eardrum to vibrate allowing you to hear sound.
Examples of radiant energy include light from the sun, a light bulb, or fire, microwaves, and x-rays
Examples of sound energy include an instrument being played, thunder, and speaking
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Thermal energy is the movement of atoms producing heat. The faster the atoms move, the higher the temperature and thermal energy.
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Mechanical energy is the total energy of movement. It includes both the potential and kinetic energy of an object.
Examples of thermal energy include the sun heating the earth, heat from a fire, a hot stove, and our bodies producing heat
Examples of mechanical energy are a ceiling fan spinning, walking, and a car moving.