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14 Cards in this Set
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Energy
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The ability to do work or cause change
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Kinetic Energy
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The energy of motion
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Potential Energy
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Energy that is stored and held in readiness
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Elastic Potential Energy
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The energy associated with that objects that stretch or contract
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Gravitational Potential Energy
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Potential energy that depend on height
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Mechanical Energy
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The energy associated with the motion or position of an object.
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Thermal Energy
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The total energy of the particles in an object
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Chemical Energy
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Potential energy stored in chemical bonds that hold chemical compounds
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Electomagnetic Energy
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It travels in the waves of light that you see everyday in a lightbulb or even the sun.
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Nuclear Energy
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A potential enrgy stored in the core of an atom
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Energy Conversion
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A change from one form of energy to another.
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Laws of Conservation of Energy
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States that when one form of energy is converted to another, no enrgy is lost or destoyed. Energy can't be created nor destoyed.
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Fossil Fuels
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Such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas contain energy that came from the sun.
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Power
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The rate at which work is dones or the amount of work done in a unit of time.
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