Harnessing Human Energy

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What is evidence?

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Information about the natural world that is used to support or refute a claim.

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What type of energy is represented by heat?

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Thermal energy.

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Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy? a. a car parked on a steep hill, b. a tennis ball rolling across the court, c. a picture hanging on the wall, d. a piece of coal before it's burned

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b. a tennis ball rolling across the court.

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True or False: Only living things have energy.

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False.

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True or False: The flywheel transfers energy to the ball launcher.

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True.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy an object has due to its motion.

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What is potential energy?

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The energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

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What is mechanical energy?

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The sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object.

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What is thermal energy?

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The energy that comes from the temperature of matter.

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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.