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Chapter 4 Lesson 1
What is energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is energy? | The ability to do work or cause change. |
| Energy is measured in what unit? | Joules |
| power is | The rate at which energy is transferred |
| work-in reference to energy | Energy transformed to an object |
| What are the 2 types of energy? | Kinetic and Potential |
| What is Kinetic energy? | The energy an object has due to its motion. |
| What is Potential energy? | Energy that results from the position or shape of an object. |
| What is gravitational potential energy? | Potential energy related to an objects height |
| What is elastic potential energy? | Energy associated with objects that can be compressed or stretched |