Matching Pairs ScienceOnline version What do you know about energy? by Christina Spalding 1 Law of conservation of energy 2 Mechanics 3 Energy 4 Physical law 5 Law of conservation of mass 6 Potential energy 7 Mechanical energy 8 Kinetic energy 9 First law of thermodynamics Laws put in place by God to govern how things work in the universe. Study of motion. Matter cannot be created or destroyed it can only change forms. Energy cannot be created or destroyed it can only change forms. In a closed system, energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transformed or transferred. Energy of motion. The ability to perform work. Energy that is being stored. Energy that is being used.
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