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| The ability to do work and cause a change to occur. |
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| Energy a moving object has due to its position. |
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| Stored energy an object has due to its position. |
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| Energy stored when an object is compressed or stretched. |
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| chemical potential energy |
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| Energy stored in chemical bonds. |
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| gravitational potential energy |
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| Energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth's surface. |
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| Sum of the potential energy and kinetic energy in a system. |
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| law of conservation of energy |
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| States that energy can never be created or destroyed. |
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