Question | Answer |
What is energy? | ~The ability to do work or cause change. |
What is Kinetic energy? | ~The energy of motion |
What is Potential energy? | ~Energy that is stored and held in readiness. |
What is Elastic potential energy? | ~The 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? | ~The energy associated with the motion or position of an object. |
What is Thermal energy? | ~The total energy of the particles in an object. |
What is Chemical energy? | ~Potential energy stored in chemical bonds that hold chemical compounds together. |
What is Electrical energy? | ~The energy that electric charges produce. |
What is Electromagnetic energy? | ~The light you see each day. |
What is Nuclear energy? | ~Stored energy in the nucleus of an atom. |
What is energy and work measured in? | ~Energy is measured in joules which is the same unit in work. |
What is the formula for work? | ~work= weight times height |
What are the two kinds of energy? | ~The two kinds of energy are kinetic energy and potential energy. |
What are the two formulas for gravitational potential energy? | ~Gravitational potential energy equals weight times height.
~Gravitational potential energy equals mass times gravitational acceleration times height. |
What are some of the major forms of energy? | ~Some of the major forms of energy are mechanical energy, electrical energy, electromagnetic energy, and nuclear energy. |
When does kinetic energy increase? | ~Kinetic energy increases when velocity increases. |