Harnessing Human Energy

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What is Potential Energy?

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The energy that is stored in an object or system.

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What is Kinetic Energy?

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The energy that an object has because it is moving.

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True or False: Nothing creates energy; if something has energy, it must have been transferred from something else.

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True

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What is a model?

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An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see.

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What does it mean to convert?

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To change from one type to another.

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What is the law of conservation of energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

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What is an example of potential energy?

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A rock held at the top of a hill.

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What is an example of kinetic energy?

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A rolling ball.

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What is energy transfer?

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The process of energy moving from one object or system to another.

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What is mechanical energy?

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The sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object.