Mechanical Energy 2

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What is Heat Energy also known as?

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Thermal Energy

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What type of energy is due to the splitting of atoms?

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Nuclear Energy

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How is energy transferred in solids?

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By conduction, where heat travels from the hotter object to the cooler object.

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What can energy not be?

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Made or created.

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What type of energy is stored in a pulled back slingshot?

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Potential Energy.

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What is the definition of Mechanical Energy?

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The sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object.

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What is Kinetic Energy?

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The energy of an object due to its motion.

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What is an example of Potential Energy?

Back

A rock held at the top of a hill.

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What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

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What is an example of Thermal Energy?

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Heat from a stove warming a pot.