Forms of Energy and Energy Transformation

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What is energy transformation?

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A change from one form of energy to another.

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What does the law of conservation of energy state?

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Energy can't be made or destroyed, only transformed.

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What type of energy is possessed by an object due to its motion?

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Kinetic energy.

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What type of energy is possessed by an object due to its position?

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Potential energy.

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What type of energy transformation occurs when baking cookies?

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Electrical to thermal energy.

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What type of energy transformation occurs in a burning candle?

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Chemical energy to thermal and light energy.

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What is mechanical energy?

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Energy possessed by an object due to its motion or position.

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What is thermal energy?

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Energy that comes from the temperature of matter.

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What is chemical energy?

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Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of an object due to its motion.