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16 Cards in this Set
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potential energy that depends on the height of an object
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gravitational potential energy
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the energy of electric charges
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electrical energy
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kinetic or potential energy associated with motion or postition of an object
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mechanical energy
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the rule that energy can not be created or destroyed
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law of conservation of energy
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the process of changing one form of energy to another
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energy transformation
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the energy of stretched or compressed objects
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elastic potential energy
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the process of burning a fuel to produce thermal energy
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combustion
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the potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
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nuclear energy
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stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object
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potential energy
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energy that an object has due to its motion
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kinetic energy
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a material such as coal that forms over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals; burned to release chemical energy
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fossil fuel
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the abiltiy to do work or cause change
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energy
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the potential energy stored in chemical bonds
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chemical energy
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the total potential and kinetic energy of the particles of an object
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thermal energy
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anything that has mass and takes up space
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matter
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the energy of light and other forms of radiation
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electromagnetic energy
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