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