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The Law of Conservation of Energy

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This deck covers the fundamental principles of the Law of Conservation of Energy, including definitions and examples of energy transformations.

the Law of Conservation of Energy

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed, energy can only be transformed from one form into another, but the total amount of energy never changes.

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the Law of Conservation of Energy

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed, energy can only be transformed from one form into another, bu...

mechanical energy transformation

when water is behind a dam it has potential energy.The potential energy of the water changes to kinetic energy in the movement of the water as it f...

kinetic energy

the energy an object has due to its motion

potential energy

Object that is not moving.

Energy is conserved during energy transformations

Transformation may occur between any of the various types of energy but energy itself is never lost.

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TermDefinition

the Law of Conservation of Energy

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed, energy can only be transformed from one form into another, but the total amount of energy never changes.

mechanical energy transformation

when water is behind a dam it has potential energy.The potential energy of the water changes to kinetic energy in the movement of the water as it flows over the dam.

kinetic energy

the energy an object has due to its motion

potential energy

Object that is not moving.

Energy is conserved during energy transformations

Transformation may occur between any of the various types of energy but energy itself is never lost.