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Identify the various forms in which energy can be stored, including kinetic, gravitational potential, chemical, elastic (strain), nuclear, electrostatic, and internal (thermal) energy.

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Cambridge IGCSE PhysicsMotion, forces and energyCore content

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This point belongs to Energy, especially Energy outcomes.
You need to be able to identify the various forms in which energy can be stored, including kinetic, gravitational potential, chemical, elastic (strain), nuclear, electrostatic, and internal (thermal) energy.
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IdentifyState

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Energy can be stored in various forms, including kinetic, gravitational potential, chemical, elastic, nuclear, electrostatic, and internal energy.

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State two forms of energy storage.
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