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| movement; something that happens (related words: move, moving) |
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| a chemical change; a process that changes substances into new substances (related word: chemical change) |
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| electrical power produced by falling water that turns a turbine generator |
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| the ratio of the force produced by a machine to the force applied to it |
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| energy that an object has because of its motion or its position |
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| a simple device without moving parts that changes the magnitude or direction of a force |
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| energy in an object or substance that is not being given off by the object or substance |
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| the ability to do work or cause change; the ability to move an object |
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| the transfer of energy from one organism to another through a food chain or web; or the transfer of energy from one object to another, such as heat energy |
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| the number of cycles a wave completes in a period of time; the number of times something happens in a period of time |
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You hear the water in a river rushing over the rocks. Then, you can see the rapids in the river through the trees as you walk closer. You are observing the kinetic energy or motion of the river. Cars traveling on the highway, airplanes in the sky and anything else that is moving has kinetic energy.
energía cinética
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energía que posee un objeto a causa de su movimiento
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Escuchas el agua de un río cuando corre entre las rocas. Luego, puedes ver los rápidos de un río a través de los árboles a medida que te acercas. Estás observando la energía cinética o del movimiento del río. Los autos que viajan por las autopistas, los aviones que viajan por el cielo y todo lo que se mueve tiene energía cinética.
English|Spanishkinetic energy
You hear the water in a river rushing over the rocks. Then, you can see the rapids in the river through the trees as you walk closer. You are observing the kinetic energy or motion of the river. Cars traveling on the highway, airplanes in the sky and anything else that is moving has kinetic energy.
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| an area of land at a high elevation with a flat surface |
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| to pass a disease; send energy from one place to another; to communicate by sending a message (related word: transmission) |
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