Energy & Matter Study Jams!

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What is the possible or stored energy in an object called?

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Potential energy.

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How does potential energy become kinetic energy?

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When an outside force acts upon an object with potential energy, that force turns the potential energy into kinetic energy.

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_________ energy is the energy of motion.

Back

Kinetic energy.

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How is all energy connected?

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Energy is connected as it constantly moves from one place to another.

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What is chemical energy?

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The potential energy in chemical compounds that is waiting to be released.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of motion.

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What is thermal energy?

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The energy that comes from the temperature of matter.

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What is the law of conservation of energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

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What is an example of potential energy?

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A rock held at the top of a hill.

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What happens to potential energy when an object falls?

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It is converted into kinetic energy.