Harnessing Human Energy Vocab Flashcard

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy that an object has because it is moving.

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What is energy?

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The ability to make things move or change.

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What does transfer mean?

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To move from one object to another or one place to another.

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What is a claim?

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A proposed answer to a question about the natural world.

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What is a generator?

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A machine that can convert kinetic energy into electrical energy.

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What is potential energy?

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The energy that is stored in an object or system.

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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 mechanical energy?

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The sum of kinetic and potential energy in an object.

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What is work in physics?

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The process of energy transfer that occurs when an object is moved over a distance by an external force.

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What is an example of energy transformation?

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A battery converting chemical energy into electrical energy.