Types of Energy
Energy something has is it is sitting on a shelf
What is gravitational potential energy?
can be kinetic or potential
What is energy?
The average internal KE of particles in a region or object
What is temperature?
transfer of thermal energy by direct contact
What is conduction?
SI unit of Force
What are newtons?
Energy of motion
What is kinetic energy?
A force acts through a distance
What is work?
The flow of thermal energy from a warm object to a cooler object
What is heat?
Transfer of thermal energy by the flow of currents in a liquid or gas
What is convection?
SI unit of Work
What are joules or newton-meters?
Internal kinetic energy
What is thermal energy?
The rate of doing work?
What is power?
Measured in Kelvins
What is temperature?
Transfer of energy by light
What is radiation?
SI unit of power
What are watts?
Energy the sun sends to earth
What is radiant or electromagnetic?
A push or pull
What is force?
measured in calories
What is thermal energy?
Materials that do not permit much heat to escape
What are Insulators?
SI units of heat
What are joules?
Energy stored in food
What is chemical potential energy?
Rate of change in velocity?
What is acceleration?
0 K
What is absolute zero?
Materials that allow heat to flow easily
What are conductors?
SI units of temperature
What are Kelvins or degrees Celsius?