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The ability to cause change or do work.

The energy of an object due to the object's motion or movement/ one on the two main types of energy

mechanical energy

The energy stored in objects due to both motion AND position by tension, when the tension is released motion occurs. Potential AND Kinetic energy.

Law of Conservation of Energy

A scientific law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change form.

Gravitational Potential energy

The energy that results from the height or position or shape of an object

The change that takes place when energy changes from one form to another.

chemical energy

The energy stored within bonds between molecules. Examples: gasoline, food, coal

Energy from vibrations traveling in waves through a substance.

Heat energy due to the motion or vibration of particles in a substance.

energy due to electromagnetic waves, examples: light, x-rays, microwaves