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What kind of energy change occurs when a girl starts at the top of a ramp and goes down the ramp on her skate-board?
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potential to kinetic energy
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A baseball is thrown into the air. At what point does it reach its greatest potential energy?
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At the very top of its path.
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A battery is inside of a flashlight that is turned on. What kind of energy change occurs?
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Chemical to light energy
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The internal motion (vibration) of particles of matter is called ______ energy.
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Heat
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A nuclear reaction called fusion is the process by which hydrogen is changed to helium. This is an example of the sun's _________ energy.
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Nuclear
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As its __________ increases, the kinetic energy of a mass increases.
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Velocity
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Which is the most concentrated form of energy?
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Nuclear energy
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Absolute zero is equal to
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- 273 degrees Celsius
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Absolute zero occurs when
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theoretically all motion of molecules stops
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Kinetic energy varies with
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mass and velocity
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Chemical energy is
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energy from chemical bonding of atoms.
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A joule is an SI unit that measures
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the amount of energy
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