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1) what do you mean "non -examples"
2) energy is something in the physical world. we cannot see fell hear touch etc
but it had different forms: work = pushing or pulling a distance, lifting, moving, heat, light sound electricity, . it is best understood by giving examples of the different forms.
it is an idea that is only about 400 years old in physics
It does NOT mean excitement, as "the football crowd had a lot of energy after the big game"
I like to say it is what ever it is, that allows physical change to happen
3) temperature is what we feel as hot or cold and is a measure of average heat energy of a material.