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This type of energy is stored
What is potential energy?
The ability to do work
What is energy?
Energy is measured in this standard unit
What is joules?
It's the energy associated with motion
What is kinetic energy?
A change from one form of energy into another
What is an energy transformation?
A pole-vaulter first converts kinetic energy into this
What is elastic potential energy?
The rate at which energy is transferred from one object to another
What is power?
A match is an example of something that stores this energy
What is chemical energy?
Kinetic energy increases as these both increase
What is mass and velocity?
The total potential and kinetic energy of the particles in an object
What is thermal energy?
This scientist suggested that energy can be created under certain conditions
Who was Einstein?
A spinning turbine is an example of this energy
What is mechanical energy?
What is nuclear energy?
A rolling bowling ball has this type of energy
What is kinetic energy?
Visible light is an example of this energy
What is electromagnetic energy?
Potential energy that depends on height
What is gravitational potential energy?
Finish this statement: The law of conservation of energy states that when one form of energy is converted into another....
No energy is destroyed in the process
The energy associated with motion and position of an object
What is mechanical energy?
To calculate an object's mechanical energy, you must add these together
What are its potential and kinetic energy?
Niagara Falls is a good example of this energy conversion
What is potential energy converted into kinetic energy?
Moving water can be used to produce electricity because of this property of energy
When natural gas is used to heat water this energy conversion takes place
What is chemical energy into thermal energy?
When you rub your hands together on a cold day, you use friction to make this energy conversion
What is mechanical energy converted to thermal energy?
This energy travels in the form of waves. An example is ultraviolet radiation
What is electromagnetic energy?
An electric motor converts electrical energy to this energy
What is mechanical energy?