KE/PE and conservation

Front

True or False: A roller coaster eventually slows down because some of its energy disappears.

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False

Front

As energy transformations occur within a system, the total energy of the system ___?

Back

remains constant

Front

What unit is energy measured in?

Back

Joules

Front

What is the energy of position or shape that depends on weight and height, also called stored energy?

Back

potential energy

Front

If a book falls off of a high shelf, ______ energy is transformed to _______ energy

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potential  ---> kinetic

Front

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

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more

Front

__________ is stored energy.

Back

Potential

Front

Energy cannot be created or destroyed in any reaction. This law is known as......

Back

Conservation of Energy

Front

Potential energy that depends on height or position from surface of the Earth is

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Gravitational potential energy

Front

Which is a true statement about elastic potential energy? Options: Elastic energy is stored in the stretch or compression of the material in which the object is made of., As elastic energy is released from the object, the object must be able to be restored to its original shape, The more an object is stretched or compressed the more elastic energy is being stored up, all of the above

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all of the above