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Chapter 9 vocab
Question | Answer |
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What is Energy? | The capacity to do work. |
What is Kinetic Energy? | The energy of an object that is due to the objects motion. |
What is Potential Energy? | The energy that an object has because of the position, shape, or condition of the object. |
What is Mechanical Energy? | The amount of work an object can do because of the objects kinetic and potential energies. |
What is Energy Conversion? | A change from one form of energy to another. |
What is Friction? | A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact. |
What is Law of Conservation of Energy? | The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another. |
What is a Nonrenewable Resource? | A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed. |
What is Fossil Fuel? | A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of orginisms that lived long ago. |
What is a Renewable Resource? | A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed. |