science vocab 3 Flashcards
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the energy a moving object has because of its motion
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kinetic energy
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stored energy due to postion
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potential energy
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energy stored by something that can stretch or compress
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elastic potential energy
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energy stored in chemical bonds
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chemical potential
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energy stored by objects due to the potion above Earth’s surface
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gravitational potential energy
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total amount of potential and kinetic energy in a system
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mechanical energy
7
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energy cannot be created or destroyed
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law of conservation of energy
8
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the transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes and objects
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work
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