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21 Cards in this Set
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To calculate an object's mechanical energy, you have to |
Add it's Kinetic and Potential Energies |
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If a large truck and a small car are traveling at the same speed, which has the greater kinetic energy and why? |
The large truck because it's mass is greater |
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The ability to do work or cause change is called |
Energy |
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Potential Energy that depends on height is called |
Gravitational Potential Energy |
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A match stores what type of energy? |
Chemical Energy |
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A compressed spring has what type of energy? |
Elastic Potential Energy |
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To maintain your body temperature, your body converts chemical energy into what type of energy? |
Thermal Energy |
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What unit is used to measure energy? |
Joules |
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The rate at which energy is transferred is called |
Power |
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A rolling ball has what type of energy, potential or kinetic? |
Kinetic Energy |
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What does the law of conservation of energy state? |
Energy cannot be created or destroyed. |
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Which has kinetic energy, a rolling bowling ball or an archer's bow that is drawn back? |
A rolling ball |
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What type of energy is stored in the nucleus of an atom? |
Nuclear Energy |
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If the speed of an object is doubled, it's kinetic energy is multiplied by what? |
Four |
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What type of energy transformation is taking place when natural gas is used to heat water? |
Chemical into Thermal |
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As water runs over a waterfall, it's potential energy is converted into which type of energy? |
Kinetic Energy |
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What is nuclear energy? |
Nuclear energy is the potentialenergy that is stored in the nucleus of an atom. During a nuclear reaction, nuclear energy isreleased. |
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What is thermal energy? |
Thermal energy is thetotal kinetic and potential energy of the particles in an object |
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What is electrical energy? |
Electrical energy is the energy of electrical charges. |
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What is electromagnetic energy? |
Electromagnetic energy is theform of energy that travels through space in waves. |
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What is chemical energy? |
Potentialenergy stored in chemical bonds is chemical energy. |
