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energy
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the capacity to do work
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elastic potential energy
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the energy associated with a system subject to stress eg. a stretched spring
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gravitational potential energy
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the energy associated with a particle due to its position in a gravitational field
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kinetic energy
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energy associated with motion
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conservation
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the careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion.
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transform
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to change into another form of energy.
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transer
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to convey or remove from one place to another
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collision
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the meeting of particles or of bodies in which each exerts a force upon the other, causing the exchange of energy or momentum.
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elastic collision
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A collision between bodies in which the total kinetic energy of the bodies is conserved.
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inelastic collision
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A collision between bodies in which the total kinetic energy of the bodies is not conserved.
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centripetal
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Moving or directed toward a center or axis, particularly one around which an object is spinning.
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