Acap Science

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What is a conductor?

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A material that allows electricity to flow through it easily.

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What is an insulator?

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A material that does not allow electricity to flow through it easily.

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What is solar energy?

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Energy from the sun that can be converted into electricity.

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What is potential energy?

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Stored energy that has the potential to do work.

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What is kinetic energy?

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Energy of motion.

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What is the difference between potential and kinetic energy?

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Potential energy is stored energy, while kinetic energy is energy of motion.

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What is evidence of energy transfer in a ramp system?

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The ball rolls down the ramp.

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What is energy?

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The ability to do work or cause change.

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What is mechanical energy?

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The sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object.

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What is thermal energy?

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Energy that comes from the temperature of matter.