Radience

Energy

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the energy of an object that is stretched or compressed
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the ability to do work
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an energy source made of the remains of organisms that lived long ago, like coal or oil
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the energy of an object due to its height above Earth’s surface
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the energy of a moving object
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states that energy cannot be created or destroyed
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the sum of the kinetic and the potential energy of an object
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a natural resource that is consumed faster than it can be created
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the energy released when the nuclei of atoms are split or combined
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the energy an object has from its position or condition, like a ball on a hill or a stretched spring
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a resource that is replaced by nature more quickly than it is consumed
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