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- 3. energy the energy released by a fission or fusion reaction; the binding energy of the atomic nucleus
- 6. conversion a change from one form of energy to another
- 9. of conservation of energy the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another
- 10. energy the energy that is associated with charged particles because of their positions
- 12. energy the energy that an object has because of the position, shape, or condition of the object
- 13. the capacity to do work
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- 1. resource a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed
- 2. energy the amount of work an object can do because of the object’s kinetic and potential energies
- 4. energy the energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds
- 5. energy the energy of an object that is due to the object’s motion
- 7. a force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact
- 8. resource a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed
- 11. fuel a nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago