How Will it Move?

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energy

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the ability of an object to change (do “work”) or bring about change

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Law of Energy Conservation

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energy cannot be created or destroyed but instead is transferred or transformed within the components of a system

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energy transfer

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one object loses energy to another object

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energy transformation

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one type of energy changes to another type of energy (e.g. a falling object gains speed and kinetic energy while it loses height and gravitational potential energy)

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kinetic energy

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the energy an object has due to its mass and motion (speed)

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gravitational potential energy

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the energy an object has due to its mass and position in a gravitational field

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elastic energy

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the energy an object has due to its deformation (being stretched or compressed)

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magnetic potential energy

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the energy an object has due to its position in a magnetic field

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force

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a push or pull that influences the motion or shape of an object

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reinforce

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when forces are in the same direction and their amounts add together