Unit #10: Work and Energy Test Review

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What is nonmechanical energy?

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Energy at the atomic level which we can't see work being done.

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What process does the sun operate by?

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Fusion.

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What is energy?

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The ability to do work.

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What is elastic potential energy?

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Energy that occurs after something is stretched.

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What is a wedge?

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A simple machine used to separate or hold objects apart.

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What is gravitational potential energy?

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Energy stored in an object due to its height above the ground.

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What is mechanical energy?

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The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy in an object.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of an object due to its motion.

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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 work in physics?

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The transfer of energy that occurs when a force is applied over a distance.