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PS Ch 4 Vocab VSM
Sections 1 & 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| energy a moving 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 stretched. | Elastic potential energy |
| Stored energy in chemical bonds. | Chemical potential energy |
| energy stored by objects due to their position of above earth’s surface; depends on the distance above earth’s surface and the object’s mass. | Gravitational potential energy |
| sum of potential energy and kinetic energy in a system. | Mechanical energy |
| States that energy can never be created or destroyed. | Law of Conservation |