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Kinetic Energy
Term | Definition |
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energy | the ability to cause change |
kinetic energy | the energy an object has due to its motion |
potential energy | the energy stored in an object because of its position |
thermal energy | the sum of the kinetic and potential energy of a substance; increases as temperature increases |
chemical energy | energy stored in chemical bonds |
joule | the amount of energy needed to do a certain amount of work or cause a certain amount of change--how we measure energy |
mass | measure of how much matter is in a substance |
motion | change in an objects position with respect to time and in comparison with the position of other objects used as a reference point |
law of conservation of energy | energy is neither created nor destroyed it just changes form |
speed | rate in change of position over a period of time |