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Energy Unit Vocabula
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is energy? | the ability to do work or cause change |
| How is work done? | when a force moves an object through a distance |
| What is force? | a push or pull |
| What is kinetic energy? | energy of motion |
| What is potential energy? | energy that is stored and held in readiness |
| What is elastic potential energy? | potential energy associated with objects that can be stretched or compressed |
| What is gravitational potential energy? | potential energy that depends on height |
| What is mechanical energy? | energy associated with the motion or position of an object |
| What is themal energy? | energy of the particles of an object, associated with heat |
| What is chemical energy? | potential energy stores in chemcial bonds that hold chemical compounds together |
| What is electrical energy? | energy that carries electric charge |
| What is electromagnetic energy? | energy that travels in waves |
| What is nuclear energy? | potential energy that is soted in the nucleus of an atom and released during nuclear reactions |
| What is energy conversion? | a change from one form or energy to another |
| What is the law of conservation of energy? | states that when one form of enrgy is converted to another, no energy is destroyed in the process. |
| A leaping frog in the air is an example of which form of energy? | mechanical energy |
| The melting of ice cream is an example of which form of energy? | thermal energy |
| Food is an example of which form of energy? | chemical energy |
| Batteries are an example of which form of energy? | electrical energy |
| Visible light is an example of which form of energy? | electromagnetic energy |
| The stars (sun) are examples of which form of energy? | nuclear energy |