Review Law of Conservation of Energy

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What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be transformed from one form to another.

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What is potential energy?

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Non-moving items store the ability to do work in the future.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of an object in motion.

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What type of energy is stored in a battery?

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Chemical energy.

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What happens to energy when a toy moves using a battery?

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Chemical energy is transformed into motion (kinetic energy).

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What is gravitational potential energy?

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Energy stored in an object due to its height above the ground.

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What is stored mechanical energy?

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Energy stored in objects that can be compressed or stretched, like springs.

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What is nuclear energy?

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Stored in the nucleus of an atom; released to do work/change when the nucleus splits or combines.

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How does energy transform during a football kick?

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Stored mechanical energy transforms into motion and then into gravitational energy.

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What is an example of energy transformation in a pendulum?

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Potential energy at the highest point transforms into kinetic energy at the lowest point.