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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| States that energy cannot be destroyed or created. | law of conversion of momentum |
| rate of change of an objects position | speed |
| types of energy | types of energy*chemical *thermal *hydroelectric *solar * electrical * mechanical *nuclear |
| product of mass and velocity | momentum |
| equation for velocity | displacement/time |
| rate of change of velocity can act in the direction of motion | acceleration |
| ability to cause change. | energy |
| quantity of matter in an objects and a measure of the objects inertia | mass |
| energy an object has due to motion | kinetic energy |
| rate of change of displacement | velocity |
| equation for speed | distance/time |
| measures an objects tendency to remain at rest or to stay in constant motion | inertia |
| measures the change in position of an object | displacement |
| energy an object could potential gain if it falls | gravitational potential energy |
| equation for acceleration | change in velocity/time |
| types of energy (2) | * kinetic * potential |
| GPE | (force of gravity )*(height) |