Unit 1- Potential and Kinetic Energy

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potential energy

Energy stored due to an object's position or arrangement

<p>Energy stored due to an object's position or arrangement</p>
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gravitational potential energy

Potential energy that depends on the mass and height of an object

<p>Potential energy that depends on the mass and height of an object</p>
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elastic potential energy

Energy stored when an object is compressed or stretched.

<p>Energy stored when an object is compressed or stretched.</p>
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kinetic energy

Energy that an object has due to its motion.

<p>Energy that an object has due to its motion.</p>
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velocity

Measure of speed in a certain direction

<p>Measure of speed in a certain direction</p>
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mass

A measure of the amount of matter in an object

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law of conservation of energy

Energy is neither created or destroyed, it changes form or is transferred from one object to another.

<p>Energy is neither created or destroyed, it changes form or is transferred from one object to another.</p>
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energy transformation

Process of changing one form of energy to another

<p>Process of changing one form of energy to another</p>
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weight

A measure of the force of gravity on an object

<p>A measure of the force of gravity on an object</p>
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motion

An object's change in position relative to a reference point.

<p>An object's change in position relative to a reference point.</p>
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Joule

SI unit of energy

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energy

The ability to do work or cause change

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factor that affects kinetic energy

mass and velocity

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factor that affects gravitational potential energy

weight and height

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power

the rate at which work is done or energy is transformed

<p>the rate at which work is done or energy is transformed</p>
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Examples of gravitational potential energy

water behind a dam, A car that is parked at the top of a hill, A book on a table before it falls

<p>water behind a dam, A car that is parked at the top of a hill, A book on a table before it falls</p>
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Examples of elastic potential energy

stretched rubber band, compressed spring, pole vault, trampoline, stretched bow string

<p>stretched rubber band, compressed spring, pole vault, trampoline, stretched bow string</p>
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Examples of kinetic energy

A flying aircraft, Throwing a ball, falling rock, flowing water, walking, jogging, cycling

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Gravity

A force that pulls objects toward each other

<p>A force that pulls objects toward each other</p>
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analyze

to examine something to find out what it is or what makes it work using data, graphs, or tables

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pendulum

an apparatus in which an object is mounted to swing freely

<p>an apparatus in which an object is mounted to swing freely</p>
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chemical potential energy

the energy stored in the chemical bonds of a substance

<p>the energy stored in the chemical bonds of a substance</p>
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chemical potential energy examples

Food, batteries, fossil fuel like coal, gasoline, natural gas, oil