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All of the energy in the universe is... - George Zaidan and Charles Morton

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The energy in the universe never increases or decreases -- but it does move around a lot. Energy can be potential (like a stretched-out rubber band waiting to snap) or kinetic (like the molecules that vibrate within any substance). And though we can't exactly see it, every time we cook dinner or shiver on a cold night, we know it's there. George Zaidan and Charles Morton get excited about energy.

The total amount of all energy in the universe is ________.

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  • Educator George Zaidan, Charles Morton
  • Director Adam Comiskey
  • Artist Samantha Davies, Eleanor Paine, Camelia Cojan
  • Narrator George Zaidan

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