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elastic potential energy
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the potential energy in a stretched or compressed elastic object
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gravitational potential energy
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the potential energy associated with an object due to its position relative to Earth or some other gravitational source
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kinetic energy
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the energy of an object due to its motion
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mechanical energy
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the sum of kinetic energy and all forms of potential energy
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potential energy
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energy associated with an object due to its position
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power
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the rate at which energy is transferred
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spring constant
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a parameter that expresses how resistant a spring is to being compressed or stretched
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work
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the product of the magnitudes of the component of a force along the direction of displacement and the displacement
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work-kinetic energy theorem
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the theorem stating that the net work done on an object is equal to the change in the kinetic energy of the object
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