Vocab Flashcard #5 -- Energy & Work

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Energy is

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the capacity to do work.

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Kinetic energy is the energy in a moving object.

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in a moving object

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Stored energy is __________.

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Potential

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Gravitational potential energy is the energy

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stored in an object above ground height

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Elastic potential energy is the energy stored in objects that are stretched or compressed.

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stored in objects that are stretched or compressed

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Heat energy is the energy that causes particles in a substance to move faster.

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that causes particles in a substance to move faster

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Two types of Mechanical Energy

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Kinetic and Potential Energy

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Kinetic energy equation

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KE=1/2mv²

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Law of Conservation of Energy:

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

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Definition of power?

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Rate at which work is done.