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Details Title: Potential & Kinetic Energy Description: Review of major concepts Total Flash Cards: 11 Created: 09/26/2004 15:31:58	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 "Ability to cause change; can change the speed, direction, shape, or temperature of an object" Term Kinetic Energy Definition Energy an object has due to its motion Term Potential Energy Definition Energy that is stored due to position Term Law of Conservation of Energy Definition "States that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can only be transformed from one form into another" Term Energy Transformation Definition Occurs if energy changes from one form to another. Energy transformations go on all around you and inside of you all the time. Term Relationship between mass & kinetic energy Definition The amount of kinetic energy an object has depends on the mass of the object. More mass = more kinetic energy. Term Relationship between speed & kinetic energy Definition "Kinetic energy depends on speed. The faster an object moves, the more kinetic energy it has. Kinetic energy increases as speed increases." Term Transferring Kinetic Energy Definition Kinetic energy can be transferred from one object to another when they collide. Term Increasing Potential Energy Definition "The higher an object is lifted, the greater its potential energy." Term Converting Potential to Kinetic Energy Definition Potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy when an object starts to move. Term Converting Kinetic to Potential Energy Definition Kinetic energy is transformed into potential energy when an object slows down and stops moving.