What is Kinetic Energy Flashcards

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What is Kinetic Energy?

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The energy of motion, observable as the movement of an object or subatomic particle

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What is Potenial Energy

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A type of energy that is stored in an object due to its position relative to other objects.

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What is Mass

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the quantity of matter within a given object.

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What is Speed

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The rate of change of position of an object in any direction.

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What is Energy

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the ability to do work

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What is the Law of Conservation of energy

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energy can neither be created nor destroyed - only converted from one form of energy to another.

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