| A | B |
| chemical energy | energy released by chemical changes |
| circuit breaker | can open a circuit if too much current flows through it |
| Energy Transformations | conversions occur when energy is changed from one form to another |
| electric energy | energy carried by electricity |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | the total amount of energy in the object or the system does not change when the type of energy changes from one form to another |
| kinetic energy | energy of motion |
| mechanical energy | energy that moves objects |
| nuclear energy | energy released when the nuclei of atoms split or join |
| potential energy | stored energy |
| Solar energy | the energy from the Sun, which provides heat |
| radiant energy | energy that can move through empty space |
| thermal energy | the kinetic energy of all the particles in an object |
| heat energy | the total energy of the particles that make up an |
| energy | the ability to cause changes in matter that involves |