| A | B |
|---|
| energy | the ability to cause change |
| mechanical energy | total potential and kinetic energy in a system |
| kinetic energy | the energy of motion |
| gravitational potential energy | the energy of position |
| elastic potential energy | energy due to shape |
| potential energy | energy due to position or shape |
| chemical energy | the energy stored in chemical bonds |
| electrical energy | energy associated with charges |
| thermal energy | total energy of an object's particles |
| waste heat | heat significantly changes temperature of environment |
| electromagnetic energy | light, x-rays, radio waves, UV rays |
| nuclear energy | energy from fission or fusion |
| conduction | energy transfer by touch |
| thermal conductor | something that allows heat to flow through it |
| thermal insulator | something that doesn't allow heat to flow through it |
| convection | movement of particles due differences in density |
| convection current | circulation of fluids in a loop due to heating and cooling |
| radiation | energy transfer through space |
| thermodynamics | study of energy conversions |
| heat engine | device that converts heat energy to work |
