Energy Vocabulary
Forms of Energy
The Transfer of Energy
Renewable Energy
Nonrenewable Energy
100
Done when a force moves an object.
What is work?
100
The energy of motion.
What is kinetic energy?
100
A pendulum.
What is what is gravitational potential to kinetic energy?
100
A natural source that is replaced in a relatively short amount of time.
What is renewable energy?
100
A natural resource that is not replaced as it is used. It takes a long time to replace it
What is nonrenewable energy
200
The ability to do work or cause damage.
What is energy?
200
The energy that is stored.
What is potential energy?
200
A battery.
What is chemical to electrical?
200
Energy from the sun
What is solar energy?
200
Carbon-rich solid fossil fuel mined from the earth.
What is coal?
300
Energy is neither created nor destroyed, but can be changed.
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
300
It is associated with objects that can be stretched or compressed.
What is elastic potential energy?
300
A fire.
What is chemical to heat and light.
300
Thermal energy that comes from within the earth.
What is geothermal energy?
300
Crude oil; liquid fossil fuel mined from the earth.
What is petroleum?
400
The practice of reducing energy use.
What is energy conservation?
400
Potential energy that an object has as a result of its position.
What is gravitational potential energy?
400
A person running.
What is chemical to mechanical?
400
Energy produced by flowing water.
What is hydroelectric energy?
400
Gaseous fossil fuel mined from the earth.
What is natural gas?
500
A change from one form of energy to another.
What is energy transformation?
500
Electromagnetic energy that travels in transverse waves.
What is radiant energy?
500
A car
What is chemical to electrical to mechanical?
500
Energy and fuels made from organic materials(wood, leaves, food wastes, and manure).
What is biomass energy?
500
Element found in the earth.
What is uranium?
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