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9 Cards in this Set
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Energy |
The ability to do work. |
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Kinetic energy |
The energy a moving object has because of its motion |
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Joule |
SI unit of energy |
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Potential energy |
Stored energy due to position |
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Elastic potential energy |
Energy stored by something that can stretch or compress |
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Chemical potential energy |
Energy stored in chemical bonds |
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Gravitational potential energy |
Anything that can fall |
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Mechanical energy |
The total amount of potential and kinetic energy in a system |
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Law of conservation of energy |
States that energy cannot be created or destroyed. |
