Energy Concepts

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Energy

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ability to do work or make a change

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Kinetic energy

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energy of motion

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Potential energy

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stored energy

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Gravitational Potential energy

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energy stored due to height off the ground

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Mass

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amount of matter measured in grams

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Law of conservation of energy

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energy can never be created or destroyed, only transformed

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Conduction

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heat transfer through direct contact of molecules

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Convection

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heat transfer through movement of molecules in a cycle due to density differences

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Radiation

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heat transfer through electromagnetic waves

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Thermal energy

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energy that causes movement of molecules or particles