Scope 8 and 9 Vocabulary Review

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The energy stored in chemical bonds of a substance

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chemical potential energy

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Potential energy stored as a result of deformation of an elastic object, such as the stretching of a spring

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elastic potential energy

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The ability of a system to do work; required for changes to happen within a system

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energy

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The energy stored in an object due to its position

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gravitational potential energy

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Energy of motion

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kinetic energy

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Energy that is stored in a system or object

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potential energy

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Movement of energy from one system to another

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energy transfer

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The change of energy from one form to another

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energy transformation

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Scientific law stating that energy can be neither created nor destroyed but just changes form

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Law of Conservation of Energy

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A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole

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system