| A | B |
|---|
| joule | unit to measure energy |
| energy | the ability to do work |
| mechanical | energy of motion |
| chemical | energy when bonds are broken down |
| nuclear | energy from the splitting of an atom's nucleus |
| heat | energy from the internal motion of atoms (get excited!) |
| electromagnetic | energy from electric charges, like lightening or x rays |
| kinetic | energy of motion |
| potential | energy that is stored |
| force | push or pull that creates energy |
| Law of Conservation | states that energy is neither created or destroyed, only recycled |
| mass and velocity | affect kinetic energy |
| weight and height | affect GPE |
| power | rate at which energy is used |
| gravity | pull which affects weight |
| example of chemical energy | foods broken down to be digested |
| example of mechanical energy | jet plane flying |
| example of heat energy | blow dryer |
| example of nuclear energy | sun rays |
| ozone layer | layer which protects us from harmful or strong UV (sun) rays |
| greenhouse effect | the effect of the atmosphere trapping energy and heat within it |
| solar energy | energy from the sun |
| example of electromagnetic energy | x rays, lightening, magnets |
| Einstein | scientist responsible for the Law of Conservation of Energy |
| radiation | process by which some of the solar energy is trapped by the Earth and some of it bounces off of the Earth |
| conduction | heat moves into a cooler area |
