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Science Ch 4 vocabulary

Energy

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The stored energy an object has as a result of its height above the ground.gravitational potential energy
States that the total amount of energy in the universe remains the samethe law of conservation of energy
Energy is measured in SI units called ___.Joules
The energy stored in the bonds between atoms.chemical potential energy
The stored energy an object has as a result of its position.potential energy
Energy in the form of motion.kinetic energy
The total amount of potential and kinetic energy.mechanical energy
The energy stored in stretched or compressed objects.elastic potential energy
The type of reaction in which mass is transformed into energy.nuclear
Force that acts between two sticks when they are rubbed together.friction
The unit used to measure the amount of energy that people get from foodcalorie
The type of energy transformed into chemical energy by plants.light
The type of energy transformed into thermal energy in a toaster.electrical
The ability to cause change.energy
kinetic energyenergy of a spinning bicycle wheel
chemical potential energyenergy stored in food or fuel
gravitational potential energyenergy stored in a boulder on a mountainside
elastic potential energyenergy stored in a stretched spring
potential energyenergy that is stored
mechanical energytotal amount of kinetic and potential energy


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