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nuclear
Deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
chemical
Substance used in or made by chemistry
thermal
Rising current of warm air
kinetic
Relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
electrical
Relating to or concerned with ___
potential
The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
photovoltaic
Producing a voltage when exposed to radiant energy
conservation
The maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical
energy
The power to do work or make things move
generator
Engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
turbine
Rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy
coal
Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
hydroelectric
Of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower
muscles
Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells (plural)
food
What we eat to get energy and grow
transformations
A qualitative change (plural)
heat
Energy that makes things warm
stored
To keep or lay aside for future use
movement
A change of position that does not entail a change of location
speed
How fast something moves
mass
How much matter something contains
gravity
Force that pulls objects toward the Earth
power plants
An electrical generating station (plural)
wind
Moving air

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