Compare and contrast the terms work, energy, potential energy, and kinetic energy

What will be an ideal response?


Work is the movement of an object or a change in the physical structure of matter. Energy is the capacity to perform work. Potential energy is stored energy that has the potential (capability) to do work. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A) 40 B) 50 C) 20 D) 60

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The portion of the hair below the surface of the skin is the ________.

A. shaft B. root C. hair bulb D. cuticle E. medulla

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In a convergent muscle, fascicles converge on a common attachment site that may be a slender band of collagen fibers known as a(n)

A) retinaculum. B) raphe. C) aponeurosis. D) orbicularis. E) ligament.

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