The ability to do work
What is energy
The energy stored in an object because of its height above the ground is called
What is Gravitational potential energy
is a type of energy that an object has because of its motion.
What is conduction
is the rate, per unit time, at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit.
What is electric power
a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
What is fossil fuels
the main source of energy for earth
what is sun
The energy stored in a stretched or compressed object
what is elastic potential energy.
is the movement of heat by a fluid such as water or air.
What is convection
refers to the rate at which work can be done.
What is mechanical power
flammable gas, consisting largely of methane and other hydrocarbons, occurring naturally underground
What is natural gas
the SI unit of energy
What is Joules
is the potential energy of the particles such as neutrons and protons that are present inside the nucleus of an atom.
What is nuclear energy
is the transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves
What is radiation
the father of energy
michael faraday
electricity produced from generators driven by turbines that convert the potential energy of moving water into mechanical energy.
What is hydroelectric power
The energy that is stored in an object because of its position
What is potential energy
The energy stored in the chemical bonds of atoms and molecules is called
What is chemical energy.
the transfer of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.
What is heat transfer
the decision and practice of using less energy.
What is Conservation of energy
radiant energy emitted by the sun.
What is solar energy
the formula for potential energy
What is PE = mgh
is a type of energy that an object has because of its motion.
what is kinetic energy
is the process by which energy is relocated from one system to another
What is energy transfer
type of electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength
what is radio waves
the energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, especially when used to generate electricity.
What is nuclear energy