| A | B |
|---|
| Energy | the ability to cause change or do work. |
| Kinetic Energy | energy due to motion |
| Potential Energy | stored energy due to interactions between objects or particles. |
| Gravitational Potential Energy | energy due to position. |
| Elastic Potential Energy | energy stored in objects by compression or stretching. |
| Chemical Potental | energy stored in the chemical bonds between atoms. |
| Work | transfer of energy that occurs when a force is applied over a distance. |
| Mechanical Energy | total energy of an object or group of objects due to large scale motions and interactions. |
| Sound Energy | energy that sound carries. |
| Thermal Energy | energy due to motion of particles that make up an object. |
| Electric Energy | energy that an electric current carries. |
| Radiant/Light Energy | energy that electromagnetic waves carry. |
| Nuclear Energy | energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | energy cannot be created or destroyed only transformed into another energy type. |
