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Physical Science, Unit IV: Electricity
Kinetic and Potential Energies
A system possesses energy if it has the ability to do ________________.
Work shifts energy from one system to another.
Energy is…
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a ____________________________,
____________________ and cannot always be perceived,
given meaning through ________________,
a central concept in _________________.
Energy can exist in many different forms. All forms of energy are either kinetic or potential. The
energy associated with motion is called ______________ energy. The energy associated with
position is called _____________________ energy. Potential energy is not "stored energy".
Energy can be stored in motion just as well as it can be stored in ________________.
Kinetic Energy
Electrical energy — motion of charges
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motion
bulk _________ of _____________
electrical
energy
(electrons, protons, ions)
examples and subtypes
household current, AC and DC circuits,
lightning,…
Potential energy
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potential energy — position
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force field
electromagnetic
electromagnetic potential energy
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______________ potential energy
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_______________ potential energy
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__________________ potential energy
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__________________ potential energy
quantity in field
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References the following source: http://physics.info/energy/
examples and subtypes
electric, magnetic, chemical, elastic,…