Energy basics

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What form of energy do plants use for photosynthesis?

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Light energy

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Where does solar energy come from?

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The sun

Front

Can stored energy be transferred?

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True

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What is energy?

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The ability to do work, light, sound, heat, movement, and the ability to make things GO.

Front

At which position does the biker have the most potential energy?

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Position B

Front

What is kinetic energy?

Back

The energy of an object in motion.

Front

What is potential energy?

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Stored energy based on an object's position.

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What is solar energy?

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Energy from the sun that can be converted into other forms of energy.

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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 thermal energy?

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Energy that comes from the temperature of matter.