Energy Flashcards

1
Q

we ____________ and we ____________

A

we cannot destroy energy and we cannot create energy

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2
Q

what are the two kinds of energy?

A

potential and kinetic

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3
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what is potential energy?

A

storage in objects that are not moving

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4
Q

on what depends potential energy?

A

on the height and the mass of an object

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5
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what are the 3 kinds of potential energy?

A

elastic potential energy
gravitational potential energy
chemical potential energy

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6
Q

describe potential elastic energy

A

transformed to kinetic because of elasticity

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7
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describe gravitational potential energy

A

transformed to kinetic because of gravity

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8
Q

describe chemical potential energy

A

transformed to kinetic by chemical reactions

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9
Q

what is kinetic energy?

A

objects in motion

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10
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on what depends the kinetic energy?

A

on the mass and the speed

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11
Q

true or false: kinetic energy can be transferred from one object to another

A

true

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12
Q

what is energy?

A

the ability to do work

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