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Unit 6 Lesson 16
Energy and Matter Conservation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cellular respiration | process of combining food molecules and oxygen and using the chemical energy to power all the activities that sustain life |
| energy | the ability to do work |
| law of conservation of energy | states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed; you can only change from one form of energy to another |
| law of conservation of matter | states that matter cannot be created nor destroyed |
| matter | anything that takes up space and has mass |