Forms of Energy
What is the definition of energy
the ability to cause change
Another word for the changes between types of energy
transformations
Energy due to motion
Kinetic energy
Most commonly used non-renewable energy resource
Fossil fuels
energy resource that cannot be used up
inexhaustible
Your body takes this type of energy from food to use for its' daily activities
chemical potential energy
energy transformation that takes place when you slam a door
kinetic to sound and thermal
Stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles
Potential energy
Three types of fossil fuels
coal, natural gas, petroleum
most widely used renewable energy resource
water
The total energy of an object or group of objects due to large-scale motions and interactions.
Mechanical energy
Ex. mechanical energy increases when a player shoots a basketball
A microwave transforms electric energy to
radiant energy
Gravitational potential energy depends on
weight and height
Definition of non-renewable
available in limited amounts or is used faster than it is replaced
wind turbines use what energy transformation
kinetic to electric
The transfer of energy that occurs when a force is applied over a distance
Work
Energy can be transformed from one form into another or transferred from one region to another but energy cannot be created or destroyed
law of conservation of energy
As an objects height increases its kinetic energy
Decreases
breaking apart uranium nuclei gives what energy transformation
nuclear to thermal
Can be used to reduce the use of gasoline and allow the petroleum supply to last longer
biofuels
Energy causes change in the ______ of an object
motion or position
friction causes what energy transformation
kinetic into thermal
The semi has more mass
Petroleum is formed here
under water
One disadvantage to using wind energy