Energy Concepts

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Stored energy

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Potential energy

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Energy of motion

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Kinetic energy

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A change from one form of energy to another

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Energy Transformation

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A measure of how hot or cold something is; a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object

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Temperature

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A temperature scale with the freezing point of water at 32 degrees and the boiling point at 212 degrees (used in US)

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Fahrenheit

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The capacity to do work

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Energy

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The temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees under standard conditions (used in rest of the world)

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Celsius

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The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another

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Law of Conservation of Energy

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The energy transferred between objects that are at different temperatures

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Heat

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The unit used to express energy

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Joules