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Science Vocab Chp.9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Energy | The capacity to do work |
| Kinetic Energy | The energy if an object that is due to the object's motion |
| Potenial Energy | The energy that an object has because of the position, shape, or condition of the object |
| Mechanical Energy | The amount of work an object can do because of the obejcts kinetic and potenial energies |
| Energy Conversion | A change from one form of energy to another |
| Friction | A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another |
| Nonrenewable Resource | A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower that the rate at which it is consumed |
| Fossil Fuel | A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago |
| Renewable Resource | A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed |