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Energy

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Energy is the capacity of a system to supply heat or to do work on its surroundings.

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Inflating a bicycle tire by hand does work, since the pump moves air against the pressure already inside the tire.

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"Energy" names a capacity to act, not a substance stored in one fixed location inside an object.