Energy Basics
This is the ability to do work or cause change
What is energy?
Force is measured in this unit.
What is the newton?
Mass is measured in these units.
What are grams or kilograms?
This type of energy comes from moving electrons
What is electrical energy?
This form of energy comes from the total kinetic energy of particles.
What is thermal energy?
This is when a force moves an object over a distance.
What is work?
Energy is measured in this unit.
What is the joule?
Distance is measured in these units.
What are meters?
This energy is stored in food and fuel
What is chemical energy?
These tiny parts make up everything and are always moving.
What are particles?
The formula for work is: force × this
What is distance?
Work is also measured in this unit.
What is the joule?
Velocity or speed is measured in these units.
What is meters per second?
Energy from vibrations in the air that can be heard is called this.
What is sound energy?
Heat transfer through direct contact in solids is called this.
What is conduction?
This kind of energy is stored due to an object’s position or shape.
What is potential energy?
This is the formula for potential energy.
PE = mass x gravity x height
Gravity is measured in this unit, often written as m/s²
What is meters per second squared?
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom is called this.
What is nuclear energy?
Heat moving through liquids or gases in a cyclical motion is called this.
What is convection?
This kind of energy is energy of motion.
What is kinetic energy?
This is the formula for kinetic energy.
½ × mass × velocity squared
Temperature is measured in these units.
What are degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit?
Two types of waves on the electromagnetic spectrum
microwave
xray
visible light
infared
Gamarays
Radio waves
Heat traveling in waves, like from the sun, is called this
What is radiation?