Kinetic and Potential Energy Flashcards

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Potential Energy

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the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.

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Kinetic Energy

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energy that a body possesses by virtue of being in motion.

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Gravitational Potential Energy

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Gravitational potential energy is energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field.

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Weight

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a body’s relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing.

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Work

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The transfer of energy to an object by using a force that causes the object to move in the direction of the force

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Conservation of Energy

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a principle stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can be altered from one form to another.

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