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Bisscience Energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Energy | The ability to cause changes in matter or to do work. |
| Kinetic Energy | Energy of motion, or energy in use. |
| Potential Energy | The energy an object has due to is place or condition. |
| Transformation of energy | Energy’s ability to change from one form to another. |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | Energy can change form, but total amount of energy does not change. Energy is neither created nor destroyed. |
| Mechanical energy | Energy of moving objects. |
| Electrical energy | Energy of moving electrons. |
| Thermal energy | The energy of moving molecules. |
| Elastic potential energy | The energy of stretched or compressed objects. |
| Gravitational potential energy | Energy that depends on the height of an object. |
| Chemical potential energy | Energy that is can be released from chemical bonds. |
| Velocity | Speed and the direction of an object. |
| Mass | The amount of matter in an object. |