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2. Energy: Thermal energy from the heat within the Earth's interior.
4. Energy: The potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom, released during nuclear reactions like fission or fusion.
5. The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases).
9. Energy: The energy associated with the movement of electric charges, typically electrons flowing through a wire.
15. Energy: The energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds (atoms and molecules), released during chemical reactions.
16. Potential Energy: The energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field, typically its height above a reference point (e.g., the ground).
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19. conductor: A material that conducts thermal energy well.
20. Energy: Radiant energy from the Sun, harnessed as heat or electricity.
21. The process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material itself.

1. Energy: Also known as radiant energy, this energy travels in waves (like light, radio waves, and X-rays).
3. Insulator: A material that conducts thermal energy poorly.
6. energy resources: Natural resources that are limited in supply and cannot be easily replaced or regenerated over a short period, such as coal, oil, and natural gas.
7. Potential Energy: The potential energy stored in an elastic object (like a spring or a rubber band) as a result of it being stretched or compressed.
8. energy: Electrical energy generated by harnessing the kinetic energy of moving water.
10. Energy: The energy stored in an object due to its position or configuration, which has the potential to do work.
11. Energy: The sum of an object's kinetic energy and potential energy.
12. Energy: This term is less common in standard physics than the others; energy values are typically relative to an arbitrary zero point, as only changes in energy are physically measurable.
13. Energy: The energy that comes from heat, which is the kinetic energy of random motion of atoms and molecules within a substance.
14. Energy: Energy derived from living or recently dead organic matter, such as plants and animal waste.
17. Energy: The energy that an object possesses due to its motion.