7.4 OSE Flashcard Vocab

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Is this table natural or synthetic?

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synthetic

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If you eat more calories than you use up, your body stores the extra energy as ___________.

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Fatty tissue

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Define natural?

Back

a resource that occurs in nature without human intervention

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This image is of

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plant cells.

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What is potential energy?

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stored energy

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What is a synthetic material?

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A material that is made by humans through chemical processes.

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What is the difference between natural and synthetic resources?

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Natural resources occur in nature, while synthetic resources are human-made.

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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 kinetic energy?

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The energy of an object in 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.