Energy Transfer

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Energy is...

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The ability to cause motion or change.

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An explosion converts chemical energy into kinetic, sound, light and ___________ energy.

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Heat.

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A rocket converts chemical energy via ______________ energy into gravitational potential energy.

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Kinetic.

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A pole vaulter converts kinetic energy via ____________________ energy into gravitational potential energy.

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Elastic potential energy.

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According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?

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Law of conservation of energy.

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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 stored energy of an object due to its position or state.

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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 chemical energy?

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Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds, like atoms and molecules.

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What is gravitational potential energy?

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The energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field.