Energy Matching Flashcards

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This is energy of position; it increases with height

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Gravitational Potential Energy

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SI unit for measuring any type of energy

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Joule

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Travels in compressional waves; has to have a medium, can cause deafness

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Sound Energy

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Fission/Fission; involves either smashing atoms together to make larger atoms, or splitting the atom apart into 2 small atoms

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Nuclear Energy

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Energy of motion; causes objects to move

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Kinetic Energy

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Heat; Q=mc(delta)T

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Thermal Energy

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Energy stored in chemical bonds; photosynthesis or respiration in animals are examples

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Chemical Potential Energy

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Energy that travels in transverse waves across space; carries light and heat

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Radiant Energy

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed but can change forms in the amount of energy in the universe stays the same

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Law of Conservation of Energy

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