Conservation of Energy

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What is the law of conservation of energy?

Back

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

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

Back

A ball dropped from a height.

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How does energy transformation occur in a hydroelectric power plant?

Back

Potential energy of water is converted to electrical energy.

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What is energy conversion?

Back

Process of changing one form of energy into another form.

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The process in which one kind of energy changes into another kind is called energy ______________

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conversion.

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What is potential energy?

Back

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

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What is kinetic energy?

Back

Energy of an object due to its motion.

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Can energy be created or destroyed?

Back

No, energy can only be transformed from one form to another.

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What is an example of kinetic energy?

Back

A moving car.

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What happens to energy in a closed system?

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The total energy remains constant.