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Term | Definition |
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ENERGY | the ability to do work or cause change |
KINETIC | energy that an object has because of its motion |
POTENTIAL | .the energy an object has because of its position; also the internal stored energy of an object |
GRAVITATION AL | potential energy that depends on the height of an object |
ELASTIC POTENTIAL | the energy associated with objects that can be compressed or stretched |
MECHANICAL | . L the form of energy associated with the motion, position, or shape of an object |
NUCLEAR | 7.stored in the nucleus of an atom; energy is released during a nuclear reaction |
THERMAL | .THERMAL the total energy of the motion of all the particles of an object |
ELECTRICAL | the energy of electric charges |
. CHEMICAL | _the potential energy stored in chemical bonds; found in the foods we eat and in our body’s cells |
ELECTROMAGNETIC | a form of energy that travels through |
ENERGY TRANSFORMATION | a change from one form of energy to another |
LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY | states that when one form of energy is transformed to another, no energy is lost in the process |
EXOTHERMIC | a change in which energy is given off; energy is released |
ENDOTHERMIC | a change in which energy is absorbed (taken in |