| A | B |
| Energy | The ability to do work |
| Joules | Unit for work and energy |
| Kinetic Energy | Energy of motion |
| Potential Energy | Energy of position |
| height x weight | Gravitational potential energy |
| chemical energy | stored in the bonds between atoms |
| electrical energy | due to moving electrons |
| nuclear energy | stored in the nucleus of the atom |
| fission | splitting the nucleus of an atom |
| food and fuel | forms of chemical energy |
| work | force x distance |
| force | push or pull |
| conservation of energy | cannot be created or destroyed |
| heat | usually produced by friction |
| energy conversion | one form of energy changing to another |