Law of Conservation 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 converted from one form to another.

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What type of energy is associated with objects in motion?

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Kinetic energy.

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Which law states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed?

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The Law of Conservation of Energy.

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What happens to potential energy as an object falls?

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The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.

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What is potential energy?

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The energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy an object possesses due to its motion.

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Give an example of energy conversion.

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A battery converting chemical energy into electrical energy.

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What is gravitational potential energy?

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The potential energy of an object due to its height above the ground.

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How do you calculate gravitational potential energy?

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GPE = mass x gravity x height (GPE = mgh).

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What happens to energy in a closed system?

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The total energy remains constant; it can change forms but is not lost.