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Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Energy | The ability to do work or cause change |
| gravitational potential energy | Potential energy related to an object's height. |
| potential energy | The energy that results from the position or shape of an object. Stored energy. |
| kinetic energy | The energy an object has due to its motion. |
| elastic potential | The energy associated with objects that can be compressed or stretched. |
| Mechanical energy | Kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion position or shape of an object. |
| chemical energy | Potential energy stored in chemical bonds. Chemical bonds are what holds atoms together. When these bonds are broken, this stored energy is released. |
| nuclear energy | A type of potential energy that refers to energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. This becomes released during a nuclear reaction. |
| thermal energy | The total kinetic and potential energy of the particles in an object. Higher temperature leads to faster particle movement and an increase in this type of energy. |
| electrical energy | The energy of electric charges. |
| electromagnetic energy | The form of energy that travels through space in waves. |
| energy transformation | A change of one form of energy to another. |
| law of conservation of energy | A law that states that when one form of energy is transformed to another, no energy is lost in the process. “Energy cannot be created or destroyed”. |
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