Vocab and Energy Transfer

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• the amount of matter an object makes up

• Mass

• Unit of measure for energy

• Potential Energy

• energy in motion

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• stored energy

• Joule

• energy is not created nor destroyed

• Kinetic Energy

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• mass x gravity x height

• speed

• changing position over time

• PE Formula

• 1/2 mass x velocity²

• Velocity

• speed in a certain direction

• KE Formula

• distance divided by time

• motion

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• stored in the bonds of atoms

• gravitational potential energy

• ability to stretch or compress

• elastic potential energy

• stored in the nucleus of an atom

• nuclear potential energy

• energy due to height and ability to fall

• chemical potential energy

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• electromagnetic wave energy

• radiant kinetic energy

• wave vibrations through a medium

• sound kinetic energy

• the movement of particles

• thermal kinetic energy

• the movement of an object

• mechanical kinetic energy

• the movement of electrons

• electrical kinetic energy

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• a push or pull on an object

• position

• applying a force

• work

• where an object is relative to a point

• energy

• the transfer of thermal energy

• heat

• the ability to do work or cause change

• force

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It's Monday and you're late for school. You eat a granola bar and run for the bus. Which of the following energy transfers are directly occurring in this example?

​ (a)   to ​ (b)  

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• Chemical
• mechanical
• nuclear
• radiant
• elastic
• electric
• gravitational

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A roller coaster at the top of the hill has most of its energy in the form of gravitational potential energy. As the car rolls down the hill, which energy type is the gravitational potential energy transferred to?

• Mechanical Kinetic

• Electrical Kinetic

• Radiant Kinetic

• Thermal Kinetic

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A stretched rubber band has (a)   energy, but when released, it moves with (b)   energy.

• elastic
• mechanical
• graviational
• nuclear
• chemical
• electrical
• radiant
• sound

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1. Gasoline in a car before it is burned contains ​ (a)   energy but converts to ​ (b)   as the car moves.

• chemical
• mechanical
• elastic
• nuclear
• sound
• electric
• radiant

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A book on a shelf has (a)   energy, but when it falls, it gains (b)   energy.

• potential
• kinetic

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