Energy
The ability to do work and cause change.
What is energy?
A vibration or disturbance of matter.
What is sound energy?
The energy of temperature.
What is heat or thermal energy?
For every action, there is an equal or opposite reaction.
Force x distance
Force exerted on an object that causes it to move?
What is Work?
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What is the acronym to help you remember the forms of energy?
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
What is nuclear energy?
Energy that is transferred through direct contact and solids.
What is conduction?
An object in motion or in rest, will stay in motion or rest, unless there is an unbalanced force.
What is Newton's first law?
Is measured in Joules?
What is work?
Energy that is in motion.
Formula
1/2mv^2
What is kinetic energy?
Energy that comes from batteries or wall sockets.
What is electrical energy?
Energy that is transferred through waves and the sun.
What is radiation?
Force affects the acceleration of an object. Mass affects the acceleration of an object. Force is affected by the mass of an object.
F=ma
What is Newton's second law?
The rate at which work is done.
F=work divided by time
What is power?
Stored energy.
Formula
mgh
What is potential energy?
Electro-magnetic radiation that can be see with the human eye.
What is radiant or light energy?
Energy that is transferred through fluids.
What is convection?
The tendency to remain unchanged.
What is inertia?
The distance an object travels per unit of time.
Distance divided by time
Everything in the world is either _________ or energy.
What is matter?
The sum of all the potential plus kinetic energy.
What is mechanical energy?
Hot air is less dense and rises, cold air is more dense and sinks. Which transfer?
What is convection?
A force that opposes the motion between two surfaces that are in contact.
What is friction?
Speed in a given direction.
distance divided by time in a specific direction
What is velocity?