Chapter 5 Science Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Work | Force exerted on an object that causes it to move. |
Enegy | The ability to do work or cause change. |
Kinetic Energy | Energy that an object has due to its motion. |
Potential Energy | The energy an object has because of it's position; such as energy stored in a chemical bonds. |
Gravitational Potential Energy | Potential energy that depends on the height of an object. |
Elastic Potential Energy | The energy of stretched or compressed objects. |
Mechanical Energy | Kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object. |
Sound Energy | Energy in the form of a disturbance that travels as a wave through a medium, such as air. |
Nuclear Energy | The potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. |
Thermal Energy | The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object. |
Electrical Energy | The energy of electric charges. |
Electromagnetic Energy | The energy of light and other forms of radiation, which travels through space as waves. |
Energy Transformation | A change from one form of energy to another; also called an energy conservation. |
Law of Conservation of Energy | The rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed. |
Power | The rate at which one form of energy is transformed into another. |
Chemical energy | A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms. |
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