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Marissa Russo
Chapter 15 Vocabulary
Energy | The ability to do work |
Kinetic Energy | The Energy an object has due to its motion |
Potential Energy | Energy that is stored as a result of positions or shape |
Gravitational Potential Energy | Potential Energy that depends upon an objects height above a reference point |
Elastic Potential Energy | The Potential Energy of an object that is stretched or compressed |
Mechanical Energy | The energy associated with the motion and position of everyday objects |
Thermal Energy | The total potential and kinetic energy of all the particles in an object |
Chemical Energy | The energy stored in chemical bonds |
Electricial Energy | The energy associated with electric charges |
Electromagnetic Energy | A form of energy consisting of changing electric and magnetic fields |
Nuclear Energy | The energy stored in atomic nuclei |
Energy Conversion | The process of finding ways to use less energy or to use energy more efficiently. |
Nonrenewable Energy Sources | A source of energy that exists in limited quantities and, once used, cannot be replaced except over the course of millions of years. |
Fossil Fuels | Rich deposits of hydrocarbon mixtures that formed from the remains of organisms |
Renewable Energy Resource | A source of energy that can be replaced in a relatively short period of time. |
Hydroelectric Energy | Energy obtained from flowing water |
Solar Energy | Sunlight that is converted into unstable energy |
Geothermal Energy | Thermal energy beneath the Earth's surface |
Biomass Energy | The chemical Energy stored in living things |
Hydrogen Fuel Cell | A cell that generates electricity from a controlled reaction between hydrogen and oxygen |
Energy Conservation | The practice of finding ways to use less energy or to use energy more efficiently |