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thermal energy
What is the sum of kinetic energy and and potential energy of particles that make up an object?
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Nuclear Fussion
What is the process where the nuclei of atoms join together and release large amounts of energy?
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Sunlight shining
What is an everyday example of radiant energy?
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Energy
What is the ability to cause change?
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Potential Energy
What is stored energy due to the interaction between objects or particles?
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Ultraviolet Rays
What is an example of an electromagnetic wavelength that is short and a form of radiant energy that gives you sunburn?
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Chemical Energy
What energy is stored in and released from the bonds between atoms?
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Radiant Energy
What energy is carried by electromagnetic waves?
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When a rain drop hits the water.
What is an everyday example of sound energy?
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Hockey puck lying on the floor.
What is an everyday example of thermal energy?
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Electric Energy
What is the energy in an electric current?
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Nuclear Energy
What energy is stored in and released from the nucleus of an atom?
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Wave
What is the disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter?
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Sound Energy
What energy is carried by sound waves?
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Power to the alarm clock.
What is an everyday example of electric energy?
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Books on a shelf
What is an everyday example of Gravitational Potential Energy?
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Infrared Rays
What is an example of an electromagnetic wavelength where the energy is used by television remote controls to change the channel?
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X-Rays and Gamma Rays
What are two examples of electromagnetic wavelengths with very short wavelengths used for medical purposes?
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Eating Food
What is an everyday example of chemical energy?
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Kinetic Energy
What is energy due to motion?
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Nuclear Fission
What is the process where the nucleus of an atom breaks apart and energy is released?
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System
What is a collection of interacting objects, parts, or ideas that act together as a whole?
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When a hockey puck hits the net.
What is an everyday example of mechanical energy?
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perpendicularly
What is the way electromagnetic waves move with one another?
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Speed
What is the distance an object moves per unit of time?
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