Flashcards Energy Conservation and Transformations

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Energy Transfer

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The movement of energy from one location to another.

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What best describes energy transfer?

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Energy moves from one object or place to another without changing form.

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Example of energy transformation?

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A battery powering a flashlight, converting chemical energy to light energy.

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System

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

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Law of Conservation of Energy

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

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What is energy?

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The ability to do work or produce change.

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What happens to energy in transformations?

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Energy changes from one form to another but the total amount remains constant.

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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 potential energy?

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The stored energy of an object due to its position or state.

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What is an example of kinetic energy?

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A moving car or a running athlete.