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Ps ch 4 vocab JJ
Section 1 and 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 has due to its position. | potential energy |
| energy stored when an object is compressed or stacked. | 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 |