Energy and Work Vocabulary Flashcard

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What is work in terms of energy?

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Transfer of energy caused by motion or force.

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What is kinetic energy?

Back

Energy in motion.

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What is potential energy?

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Stored energy.

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Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy? A book on a shelf, A moving car, A battery, A stretched rubber band?

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A moving car.

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Which of the following is an example of potential energy? A rolling ball, A flying airplane, A compressed spring, A running dog?

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A compressed spring.

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What is an example of energy that is stored?

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Potential energy.

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What is an example of energy that is in motion?

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Kinetic energy.

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What type of energy does a stretched rubber band represent?

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Potential energy.

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What type of energy does a rolling ball represent?

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Kinetic energy.

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What is energy from the sun called?

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Solar energy.