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| Law of Conservation of Energy |
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| "States that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can only be transformed from one form into another" |
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| Transferring Kinetic Energy |
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| Kinetic energy can be transferred from one object to another when they collide. |
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| Energy that is stored due to position |
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| "Ability to cause change; can change the speed, direction, shape, or temperature of an object" |
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| Converting Kinetic to Potential Energy |
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| Kinetic energy is transformed into potential energy when an object slows down and stops moving. |
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| Relationship between mass & kinetic energy |
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| The amount of kinetic energy an object has depends on the mass of the object. More mass = more kinetic energy. |
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| Increasing Potential Energy |
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| "The higher an object is lifted, the greater its potential energy." |
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| Relationship between speed & kinetic energy |
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| "Kinetic energy depends on speed. The faster an object moves, the more kinetic energy it has. Kinetic energy increases as speed increases." |
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| Energy an object has due to its motion |
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| Occurs if energy changes from one form to another. Energy transformations go on all around you and inside of you all the time. |
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| Converting Potential to Kinetic Energy |
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| Potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy when an object starts to move. |
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| Measure of the average kinetic energy of an object's atoms |
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| Tool for measuring temperature |
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| What are freezing and boiling points in the Farenheit scale? |
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Freezing point is 32 degrees Boiling point is 212 degrees |
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| What are freezing and boiling points in the Celsius scale? |
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Freezing point is 0 degrees Boiling point is 100 degrees |
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| Transfer of energy from one object to another due to a difference in temperature |
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| What are the 7 forms of energy? |
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| Light, heat, chemical, nuclear, mechanical, electrical, and sound |
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| transfer of energy by collisions between atoms; usually occurs in solids |
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| transfers heat when particles move between objects or areas that differ in temperature; most common in gases and liquids |
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| Chemical reactions ___ energy. |
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| chemical reactions that absorb energy |
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| chemical reactions that release energy |
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| a substance that changes the rate of a chemical reaction without any change to its own structure |
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| materials that are poor conductors of heat; examples air, plastic, cloth |
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| materials that are good conductors of heat; examples- metals |
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