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PS Ch 4 Vocab gracie
Section 1 & 2
Question | Answer |
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Energy a moving object has because of its motion; depends on the mass and speed of the object. | Kinetic energy |
SI unit of energy. | Joule |
Stored energy an object had due to its position. | Potential energy |
Energy stored when an object is compressed or stretched. | Elastic potential energy |
Energy stored in chemical bonds. | Chemical 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. | Gravitational potential energy |
Sum of the potential energy and kinetic energy in a system. | Mechanical energy |
States that energy can never be created or destroyed. | Law of conservation of energy |