Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
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Kinetic Energy
A
The energy of motion
2
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Potential energy
A
The energy an object has because of its position
3
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Mechanical energy
A
The total energy of motion and position of an object
4
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Energy conversion
A
A change from one form of energy to another
5
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Friction
A
A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are touching
6
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Law of conservation of energy
A
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
7
Q
Nonrenewable resources
A
Cannot be replaced or are replaced much more slowly than they are used
8
Q
Fossil fuels
A
Energy resources that formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago
9
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Renewable resources
A
Are naturally replaced more quickly that they are used
10
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Energy
A
The ability to do work
