Conservation of Energy

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What is energy conversion?

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Process of changing one form of energy into another form.

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What is the principle of energy conservation?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or transformed.

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Describe the process of energy transformation in a light bulb.

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Electrical energy to light energy and heat energy.

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Explain the law of conservation of energy.

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

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Give an example of energy conversion from potential energy to kinetic energy.

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Ball dropped from a height.

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What is potential energy?

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Energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

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What is kinetic energy?

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Energy of an object due to its motion.

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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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Energy that comes from the temperature of matter.

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What is electrical energy?

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Energy caused by the movement of electrons.