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Chapter 4: Energy
Vocabulary for chapter 4
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Science
10th Grade
10/08/2012

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Kinetic energy
Definition

the energy a moving object has because of its motion

 

KE=1/2mv2

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Potential Energy
Definition

Stored energy due to position of an object.

 

 

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Elastic potential energy
Definition
energy stored by something that can stretch or compress
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chemical potential energy
Definition
energy stored in chemical bonds
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gravitational potential energy
Definition

energy stored by objects due to position above Earth's surface

 

GPE=mgh

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Mechanical energy
Definition
total amount of potential and kinetic energy in a system
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law of conservation of energy
Definition

energy cannot be created or destroyed

 

the total amount of energy in the universe does not change

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