Energy and Photosynthesis Test (ENERGY)
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11 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 energy | the ability to cause change |
| potential energy | stored energy waiting to be released |
| gravitational potential energy | potential energy due to an object's position |
| chemical energy | potential energy due to an object's chemical composition |
| kinetic energy | the energy of motion; may be found in many forms |
| radiant (light), sound, electrical, mechanical | types of kinetic energy |
| transformed | Potential energy can be ________ into kinetic energy |
| increases; decreases | As an object's kinetic energy _______ the potential energy _______. The opposite is also true. |
| chemical, nuclear, gravitational | forms of potential energy |
| examples of chemical potential energy | food, matches, batteries |
| examples of gravitational potential energy | a man on a cliff, icicles hanging, roller coaster at top of hill |
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