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| the ability to do work and cause change |
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| energy that is stored and held in readiness |
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| the potential energy that can be associated with objects that can be stretched or compressed |
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| gravitational potential energy |
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| potential energy that depends on height |
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| energy that travels in waves |
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| a change from one form of energy to another |
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| law of conservation of energy |
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| when one form of energy is converted to another, no energy is destroyed in the process;ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED OR DESTROYED |
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| the process through which plants make food |
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| chemical compounds in plants that absorb different colors of light |
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| the most abundant pigment in plants |
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| microscopic plant structures where chlorophyll is found |
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| when a plant breaks down glucose, chemical energy is released; during respiration, the chemical energy stored in glucose is converted into other forms of energy such as mechanical or thermal |
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| a material that releases energy when it burns (combustion) |
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| energy-rich substances formed from the remains of organisms |
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| the rate at which work is done or the amount of work done in a unit of time |
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| associated with motion or position of an object: school bus moving, frog leaping, sound |
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| measure of energy of the particles of an object: ice cream melting |
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| potential energy stored in chemical bonds that hold chemical compounds together: food you eat, your cells, a match |
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| moving electric charges produce energy: shock from static, batteries, power lines |
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| light you see each day: visible light, UV light, microwaves, infrared radiation |
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| energy stored in the nucleus of an atom: fission and fusion |
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