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 |