| A | B |
|---|
| LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY | ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED OR DESTROYED |
| LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY | UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED PRINCIPLE THAT TOTAL ENERGY REMAINS CONSTANT |
| MECHANICAL | SUM OF POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY IN A SYSTEM |
| JOULE (J) | SCIENTIFIC UNIT FOR ENERGY |
| THERMAL ENERGY | HEAT |
| FISSON | SPLITTING OF ATOMIC NUCLEI |
| FUSION | MERGING OF ATOMIC NUCLEI |
| POTENTIAL ENERGY | ENERGY OF POSITION |
| KINETIC ENERGY | ENERGY OF MOTION |
| POTENTIAL ENERGY | STORED ENERGY |
| KINETIC ENERGY | 1/2mv^2 |
| potential energy | mgh |
| mechanical energy | power that an object gets from its position and motion. |
| thermal energy | energy that is generated and measured by heat. |
| chemcial energy | energy stored in bonds of chemical compounds |
| gravitational potential energy | energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field. |
| elastic potential energy | occurs when objects are impermanently compressed, stretched or generally deformed in any manner |
| kinetic energy | depends on mass and motion |
