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| Energy that an object has due to its motion. |
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| Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object. |
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GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY
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| Potential energy that depends on the height of an object. |
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ELASTIC POTENTIAL ENERGY
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| The energy of streched or compressed objects. |
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MECHANICAL ENERGY
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| Kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object. |
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| The total potential and kinetic energy of the particals in an object. |
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ELECTRICAL ENERGY
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| The energy of electric charges. |
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| The potential energy stored in chemical bonds. |
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ENERGY TRANSFORMATION
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| The process of changing one form to another. |
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LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
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| The rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed. |
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| A material such as coal that forms over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals; burned to release chemical energy. |
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| The process of the burning fuel to produce thermal energy. |
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| The transfer of heat from one partical of matter to another. |
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| The transfer of heat by the movement of currents within flued. |
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