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Unit 2 Vocab 1
Unit 2 vocabulary study guide
Term | Definition |
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Energy | the ability to do work or cause change. |
Energy Transformation | a change from one form of energy to another: also called an energy conversion. |
Joule | the amount of work you do when you exert a force of one newton to move a distance an object a distance of one meter. |
Kinetic Energy | energy that an object has due to its motion. |
Potential Energy | the energy that an object has because of its position; also the internal stored energy of an object, such as energy stored in chemical bonds. |
Law of Conservation of Energy | the rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed. |
Gravitational Potential Energy | Potential energy related to an object's height. |
Elastic Potential Energy | the energy stored in a stretched object. |
Mechanical Energy | the combination of potential and kinetic energy. |
Thermal Energy | the total kinetic and potential energy of the particles in an object. |