Energy

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What is mechanical energy?

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The ability to cause motion (kinetic and potential energy)

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Energy is...

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the ability to do work

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What happens to energy as a roller coaster moves around a track?

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Energy changes between potential and kinetic energy.

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What is an example of potential energy?

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A spaceship stuck high in a tree.

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What happens when the person lets the cars go on a ramp?

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Potential energy turns to kinetic.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of motion.

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What is potential energy?

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Stored energy that has the potential to do work.

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What is energy transfer?

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The movement of energy from one place to another.

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What is an example of energy transfer?

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When a ball is thrown, energy transfers from the thrower to the ball.

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What is the law of conservation of energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.