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fossil fuels
What are fossil fuels? |
a fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon that may be used as a source of energy. coal, oil and natural gas are the three basic fossil. |
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Is acoustic energy kinetic or potential? |
Sound is the vibration of a medium,(what travels through air or walls) as vibration is the movement of molecules, it is kinetic energy as that is the energy of movement. |
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What is heat transfer? |
Heat energy moves from one place to another because of the temperature difference. |
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How many joules are there in 1 kilowatt hour? |
3 600 000 |
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Kinetic |
The energy is moving objects- also called movement energy |
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Light |
Also called radiant energy |
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gravitational potential |
stored energy in raised objects |
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Chemical |
stored energy in fuel, foods and batteries |
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sound |
energy released by vibrating objects |
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electrical |
energy in moving charges or static electric charges. |
