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Vocabulary for Chapter 5

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chemical potential energy   energy stored in chemical bonds.  
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elastic potential energy   energy stored when an object is compressed or stretched.  
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energy   the ability to do work and cause a change to occur.  
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gravitational potential energy   energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth's surface; depends on the distance above Earth's surface and the object's mass.  
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joule   SI unit of energy.  
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kinetic energy   energy a moving object has because of its motion; depends on the mass and speed of the object.  
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law of conservation of energy   states that energy can never be created or destroyed.  
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mechanical energy   sum of the potential energy and kinetic energy in a system.  
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potential energy   stored energy an object has due to its position.  
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