potential energy caused by restorative forces after an object is stretched, compressed, bent, sheared, or twisted
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potential energy = mass x strength of gravity x height
(PE = mgh)
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equation for gravitational potential energy, where the value of g (strength of gravity at Earth's surface) = 9.81 m/second squared
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Hooke's law
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the strength of the restorative force is itself directly proportional to the amount of deformation; F = kx
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radiant energy
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the energy of electromagnetic radiation, visible light and other phenomena, (i.e.. radio waves, x-rays)
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potential energy
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energy associated with the forces acting upon an object
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chemical energy
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energy resulting from the chemical combination of atoms into molecules
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Kinetic energy
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energy of motion
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mechanical energy
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energy from motion or forces that affect a whole object
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electric potential energy
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electromagnetic potential energy caused by two stationary charged objects affecting each other
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magnetic potential energy
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electromagnetic potential energy caused by interacting magnetic fields
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joule
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SI unit of energy
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mechanics
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branch of physics that studies motion and forces
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whole-body kinetic energy
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simplest form of kinetic energy
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Energy = mass x (speed of light) squared
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Einstein's equation
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electromagnetic force
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the second strongest fundamental force; can either attract or repel; responsible for most known forces in the universe (except for the gravitational force & subatomic forces)
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strong nuclear force
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the strongest fundamental force, which binds subatomic particles together to form the nucleus of an atom
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translational motion
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motion in which an object moves in space, changing its position
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weak nuclear force
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the third-strongest fundamental force; affects certain subatomic particles; difficult to study
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electric potential energy, magnetic potential energy, chemical energy, elastic potential energy
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All result from the electromagnetic force
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gravitational force
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attractive force between all material objects; the weakest of the 4 forces
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the law of conservation of matter and energy
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matter and energy can neither be created nor destroyed but can only be converted from one form to another
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circular motion
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when an object changes its position along a circular path (the motion is centered on a point OUTSIDE the object), ie. the earth revolving around the sun
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rotational motion
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motion in which an object spins or rolls around an internal axis (ie. spinning baseball, rotating wheel); ie. the earth spinning on its axis
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mass, rotational speed, size, and shape
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factors that affect an object's rotational kinetic energy