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Details Title: Energy Description: Energy vocabulary Total Flash Cards: 10 Created: 01/09/2006 20:05:11	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Energy Definition capacity for doing work Term types of energy Definition kinetic,heat,electrical,mechanical, potential,chemical,nuclear Term kinetic energy Definition energy released by a moving object--ball falling toward the ground Term potential energy Definition energy stored in an object, example--ball at top of arc has maximum potential energy Term gravitational potential energy Definition potential energy of an object in relation to a gravitational field Term Energy conversion Definition a change in the form of energy Term Most common energy conversion Definition kinetic<--->potential Term Other energy conversions Definition sun-->heat, sun-->light, sun-->electrical, electrical-->mechanical Term Law of the conservation of energy Definition energy is not lost or gained in a system; it cannot be created or destroyed Term Relation of energy to physics Definition essential--the greater the energy the faster the speed, the more heat that is generated, an increased rate of work--more work can be done in less time.