:The
energy that a substance has because
of the motion of its particles
T.E. = K.E. = ½
mm2
age aver
average speed of a large
kinetic
energy ensemble of
particles
Associated with moving particles or
objects
K.E. = ½ mm2
(mechanical:
i.e. the energy stored in a
tightly
wound spring
water stored in a reservoir behind a
hydroelectric dam
chemical:
energy stored in chemical bonds)