Kinetic Energy
Kinetic energy
What is stored energy due to the interactions between objects?
potential energy
The total energy of an object with large amounts of motion.
Mechanical Energy
An energy resource available in limited amounts.
What is a renewable energy resource?
An energy resource that is replaced faster than it is being used.
mass
Stretching a rubber band is an example of _____________ potential energy.
elastic
The energy that sound carries.
What is the remains of ancient organisms that can be burned as an energy source.
Fossil Fuels
What are inexhaustible energy resources?
An energy resource that cannot be used up.
Objects that have more ______ have more kinetic energy.
speed
Food and Gasoline are examples of _______________ potential energy.
chemical
Energy due to the motion of particles.
thermal energy
coal, natural gas, petroleum
Thermal energy from inside the Earth is called _______ energy.
Geothermal
A basketball has the most kinetic energy when it is____________
Moving upward or downward
Lifting a heavy object is an example of _________ potential energy.
gravitational
Energy that electromagnetic waves carry.
radian energy
They will run out.
Biomass is a _______________ energy resource.
renewable
Hydroelectric power plants transform kinetic energy into _____________ energy.
electric
A basketballs maximum amount of potential energy is when the ball is in your ______.
hand
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
Nuclear Energy
Burning too many fossil fuels is causing the temperature on Earth to ______.
Increase
Most of the electrical energy people use is produced by ____ power plants.
electrical