Energy Vocab Flashcards
1
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The ability to cause change/ do work.
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Energy
2
Q
Sun, light.
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Radiant
3
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Electricity
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Electrical
4
Q
Reactions
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Chemical
5
Q
Heat
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Thermal
6
Q
Fission, fusion
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Nuclear
7
Q
Are the unit for energy.(J)
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Joules
8
Q
Stored energy. Comes from distance.
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Potential Energy
9
Q
Energy from motion.
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Kinetic Energy
10
Q
Made up of potential and kinetic energy.
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Mechanical Energy
11
Q
Something stretched or compressed.
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Elastic P.E.
12
Q
Stored in chemical bonds.
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Chemical P.E.
13
Q
Stored due to height.
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Gravitational P.E.
14
Q
States that energy may change its forms, but it cannot be created or destroyed under ordinary conditions.
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Law of Conservation of Energy
