A | B |
Energy | The ability to do work or cause a change |
Potential Energy | Stored Energy |
Kinetic Energy | Energy due to motion |
Elastic Energy | Energy in stretched or compressed objects |
Gravitational Potential | Potential energy that depends upon the height of an object |
Mechanical Energy | Potential or Kinetic Energy associated with the motion or position of an object |
Thermal Energy | The total potential and kinetic energy of the particles in an object |
Electrical Energy | The energy of electric charges |
Chemical Energy | Potential Energy found in chemical bonds |
Nuclear Energy | Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom |
Electromagnetic Energy | The energy of light and other forms of radiation |
Energy Transformation | The process of changing one form of energy to another |
Law of Conservation | Energy can not be created or destroyed |
Example of Nuclear Energy | The Sun |
Example of Mechanical Energy | Throwing a softball |
Example of Elastic Energy | Spool Activity |
Lava | An example of Thermal Energy |
H2O molecules | An example of chemical energy |