energy Flashcards
1
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energy
A
the capacity to do work
2
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kinetic energy
A
the energy that is fue to the objects
3
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potential energy
A
energy that an object has because of its shaoe or posistion
4
Q
mechanical energy
A
amount of work an object can do because of the objects kinetic and potential energies
5
Q
energy conersion
A
change from one energy to another
6
Q
friction
A
force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact
7
Q
law of conservation of mass
A
the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed
8
Q
nonrenwable
A
resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than we consume it
9
Q
fossil fuel
A
nonrewable energy resource that forms from the raims of organisms that lived long ago
10
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renewable
A
resource that can be replaced at the same rate we use it
