The ability to do work or cause change
Energy
The energy an object has due to its motion
Kinetic Energy
Energy that is stored and held in readiness
Potential Energy
the energy of stretched or compressed objects
Elastic Potential Energy
What energy transformations occur from using a chromebook charger?
Electrical - > Chemical
Potential energy that depends on the height of an object
Gravitational Potential Energy
Kinetic or potential energy associated with the motion or position of an object
Mechanical Energy
The potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
Nuclear Energy
The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of a of an object
Thermal Energy
What energy transformations occur from using a fan?
Electrical -> Mechanical
The energy of electric charges
Electrical Energy
The energy of light and other forms of radiation, which travels through space as waves.
A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms.
Chemical Energy
A change from one form of energy to another; also called an energy conversion.
Energy Transformation
What energy transformations occur from using a hair dryer?
Electrical -> Mechanical ->Thermal
the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another
Law of Conservation of Energy
The transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.
Heat
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
Radiation
the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
Convection Current
The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid
Convection