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Energy- Science
Term | Definition |
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Law of Conservation of Energy | This law means that energy can neither be created or destroyed; it can only be transformed or transferred from one form to another |
Energy | Ability to do work- cannot be seen or touched |
Energy measured | In the unit of Joules (J) |
Mass | How much matter there is in something |
Position | Where an object is relative to a point of reference |
Potential Energy | Stored energy that depends on an object's mass and position or shape |
Kinetic Energy | Energy of motion that depends on an object's speed and mass |
Sound | Kinetic |
Chemical | Potential |
Radient | Kinetic |
Electrical | Kinetic |
Atomic (Nuclear) | Potential |
Magnetic | Kinetic |
Gravitational | Potential |
Elastic | Potential |
Thermal | Kinetic |
Mechanical | Potential and Kinetic |