A | B |
stored energy and the energy of position | potential energy |
compressed springs and stretched rubber bands | stored mechanical energy (a type of kinetic energy) |
vibration and movement of the atoms and molecules within substances (heat) | thermal energy (a type of kinetic energy) |
scientific rule that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed | Law of Conservation of Energy |
movement of energy through substances in longitudinal waves | sound energy (a type of kinetic energy) |
energy of position—such as a rock on a hill | gravitational energy (a type of potential energy) |
ovement of objects and substances from place to place | motion energy (a type of kinetic energy) |
electromagnetic energy traveling in transverse waves | radiant energy (a type of kinetic energy) |
energy stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules | chemical energy ( a type of potential energy) |
movement of atoms, molecules, waves, and electrons | kinetic energy |
movement of electrons | electrical energy (a type of kinetic energy) |
energy in petroleum and coal | chemical energy (a type of potential energy) |
fusion (in the sun) and fission (in a nuclear power plant when they split uranium) are examples of... | nuclear energy (a type of potential energy) |
a hydropower reservoir is an example of | gravitational energy (a type of potential energy) |
wind is an example of... | motion energy (a type of kinetic energy) |
radiant, sound, thermal, motion, electrical | Types of Kinetic Energy |
gravitational, nuclear, chemical, stored mechanical | Types of Potential Energy |