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the ability to do work and cause change |
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energy that is stored and held in readiness |
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the potential energy that can be associated with objects that can be stretched or compressed |
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gravitational potential energy |
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potential energy that depends on height |
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energy that travels in waves |
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a change from one form of energy to another |
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law of conservation of energy |
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when one form of energy is converted to another, no energy is destroyed in the process;ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED OR DESTROYED |
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the process through which plants make food |
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chemical compounds in plants that absorb different colors of light |
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the most abundant pigment in plants |
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microscopic plant structures where chlorophyll is found |
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when a plant breaks down glucose, chemical energy is released; during respiration, the chemical energy stored in glucose is converted into other forms of energy such as mechanical or thermal |
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a material that releases energy when it burns (combustion) |
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energy-rich substances formed from the remains of organisms |
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the rate at which work is done or the amount of work done in a unit of time |
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associated with motion or position of an object: school bus moving, frog leaping, sound |
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measure of energy of the particles of an object: ice cream melting |
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potential energy stored in chemical bonds that hold chemical compounds together: food you eat, your cells, a match |
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moving electric charges produce energy: shock from static, batteries, power lines |
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light you see each day: visible light, UV light, microwaves, infrared radiation |
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energy stored in the nucleus of an atom: fission and fusion |
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