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LESSON 3
THE TYPES OF KINETIC ENERGY

VIDEO:  THE TYPES OF KINETIC ENERGY

Let's figure out how many moving energies there are.

PLAY AROUND:  SEE WHAT YOU CAN OBSERVE FROM MESSING WITH THE SKATER.  WATCH HOW HIS ENERGY CHANGES BACK AND FORTH.

FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK:

Lesson 3:  Kinetic Energy Continued

Vocabulary and Notes:

Medium - Substance that energy travels through.  

Kinetic Energy Types

     A.  Motion Energy - Energy of a moving object using the KE equation. 

     B.  Radiant Energy - Energy that moves in waves from a light source.  (Also known as "Electromagnetic")   

     C.  Electrical Kinetic Energy - Moving electrons through a medium. 

     D.  Sound Energy - Moving of sound waves through a medium.  Produced by disturbances in matter.

     E.  Thermal Energy - Energy of moving atoms and molecules in a medium.  (Energy of Heat)                                                                              

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