| A | B |
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| LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY | ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED OR DESTROYED |
| LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY | UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED PRINCIPLE THAT TOTAL ENERGY REMAINS CONSTANT |
| MECHANICAL | SUM OF POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY IN A SYSTEM |
| JOULE (J) | SCIENTIFIC UNIT FOR ENERGY |
| THERMAL ENERGY | HEAT |
| FISSON | SPLITTING OF ATOMIC NUCLEI |
| FUSION | MERGING OF ATOMIC NUCLEI |
| POTENTIAL ENERGY | ENERGY OF POSITION |
| KINETIC ENERGY | ENERGY OF MOTION |
| POTENTIAL ENERGY | STORED ENERGY |
| KINETIC ENERGY | 1/2mv^2 |
| potential energy | mgh |
| mechanical energy | power that an object gets from its position and motion. |
| thermal energy | energy that is generated and measured by heat. |
| chemcial energy | energy stored in bonds of chemical compounds |
| gravitational potential energy | energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field. |
| elastic potential energy | occurs when objects are impermanently compressed, stretched or generally deformed in any manner |
| kinetic energy | depends on mass and motion |
| meters | units for distance when calculating velocity. |
| kilograms | Units for mass when calculating force. |
| kilometers | Possible units for distance when calculating work. |
| Joules | Units for energy or work. |
| Watts | Units for power. |
| kilograms | Units for mass when calculating momentum. |
| power | Work divided by time. |
| work | Force multiplied by distance. |
| Newtons | Units for force. |
| James Joule | English physicist who established that the various forms of energy—mechanical, electrical, and heat—are basically the same and can be changed one into another. |
| power | Rate work happens. |
| work | An example of _______ is pushing a car horizontally from rest |
| Watt | 1 Joule of work done in 1 second. |
| energy | the ability to do work |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | Energy can't be created or destroyed, only transferred. |
| momentum | mv formula for finding _______. |
| James Watt | Scottish instrument maker and inventor whose steam engine contributed substantially to the Industrial Revolution. |
| force | ma is formula for calculating ______. |
| work | Fd is formula for calculating ____. |
| Power | w/t is formula for calculating ____. |
| kilojoules | The energy in food and the energy expended during exercise is measured in units |
| kilowatts | a unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 watts |
| megawatts | a unit of electrical power equal to one million watts |
| horsepower | a figure used to measure the power of an engine |
| calorie | equal to 4.184 joules |
| calorie | unit of heat energy used in thermochemistry |
| horsepower | =745.7 Watts |
| calorie | amount of energy that is required to raise the temperature of one mL, (which is also one gram), of water by one degree Celsius |
| kilocalorie | amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one liter of water by one degree. |
