Energy Vocab Flashcard Review

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Transfer of energy when a force moves an object, measured in J.

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Work

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Energy of motion?

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Kinetic Energy

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Amount of work done in a time; rate of work, measured in W.

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Power

Front

Ability to cause change, measured in J.

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Energy

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Stored energy?

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Potential Energy

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

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The law of conservation of energy

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Energy stored in compressed or stretched objects?

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Elastic potential energy

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Energy stored in chemical bonds?

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Chemical potential energy

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Energy stored in objects above Earth's surface

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Gravitational potential energy

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Type of energy from the sun and lightbulbs.

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Radiant Energy