| A | B |
|---|
| energy | the ability to do work |
| nuclear energy | "atomic" energy |
| GPE | gravitational potential energy |
| potential energy | energy by virtue of position |
| heat energy | thermal energy |
| chemical energy | energy in the making and breaking of bonds between atoms |
| kinetic energy | energy in motion |
| electrical energy | energy of electrons flowing through conductors |
| electromagnetic energy | light energy, x-rays, gamma rays, infrared, ultraviolet, radio, and microwave forms of energy |
| rotational energy | kinetic energy of object spinning on its axis |
| translational energy | kinetic energy of object moving along a path |
| Joule | unit of used to measure both work and energy |
| torque | product of force and distance from pivot point |
| entropy | randomness in the system caused by escaping energy |
| thermodynamics | branch of science dealing with energy movement through a system |
| work | the product of force x distance |
| elastic potential energy | energy stored in a "springy" material due to tension or compression |
| James Prescott Joule | English ale maker who discovered the relationship between heat energy and work |
