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11 Cards in this Set
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Energy
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the ability to cause change
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Kinetic Energy
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energy in the form of motion
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Potential Energy
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stored energy
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Work
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the transfer of energy through motion
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Mechanical Energy
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the total amount of kinetic and potential energy in a system
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Law of conservation of energy
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a law stating that energy can change form but it cannot be created or destroyed under ordinary conditions
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Temperature
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a measure of the average kinetic energy
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Thermal Energy
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the total energy of the particles that make up a material
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Heat
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the energy that flows from something with a higher temperature to something with a lower temperature
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Magma
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hot melted rock originating beneath Earth's surface; it is a potential source of energy for heating and generating electricity
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Specific Heat
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the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a material 1 degree Celsius
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