Chapter 5 Vocabulary

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Chapter 5 Vocabulary 1. Energy – The ability to do work and cause a change to occur. 2. Kinetic Energy – Energy a moving object has because of its motion; depends on the mass and speed of the object. 3. Joule – SI unit of energy. 4. Potential Energy – Stored energy an object has due to its position. 5. Elastic Potential Energy – Energy stored when an object is compressed or stretched. 6. Chemical Potential Energy – Energy stored in chemical bonds. 7. Gravitational Potential Energy – Energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth's surface; depends on the distance above Earth's surface and the object's mass. 8. Mechanical Energy – Sum of the potential energy and kinetic energy in a system. 9. Law of Conservation of Energy – States that energy can never be created or destroyed.

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