energy vocab Flashcards
1
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the attractive force between any two objects that have mass
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Gravity
2
Q
The energy of moving object has because of its motion
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Kinetic energy
3
Q
Stored energy due to its position
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Potential energy
4
Q
Energy stored by something they can stretch or compress
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Elastic potential energy
5
Q
Energy stored in chemical bonds
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Chemical potential energy
6
Q
Energy stored by objects due to their position above earth surface
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Gravitational potential energy
7
Q
A force that opposes the sliding motion of two services that are touching each other
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Friction
8
Q
Total amount of potential and kinetic energy in a system
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Mechanical energy
9
Q
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
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law of conservation of energy
10
Q
SI unit of energy
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joule
