Kinetic Energy
released when nuclei split
What is nuclear energy?
stored between an object and Earth
What is gravitational potential energy?
stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles
What is kinetic energy?
ability to cause change
What is energy?
produced by objects that vibrate
What is sound energy?
stored in a stretched rubber band
What is elastic energy?
energy due to motion
What is kinetic energy?
A large truck parked on a hill has more of this type of energy than a car parked next to it.
What is potential energy?
total kinetic energy and potential energy in an object
What is mechanical energy?
moves from warmer objects to cooler objects
What is thermal energy?
used when your body moves
What is chemical potential energy?
ability to cause change
What is energy?
This situation is an example of work:
a person holding several tools
a person sitting in a parked car
a person hitting a pitched baseball
What is a person hitting a pitched baseball?
When work is performed, energy is ___________.
What is transferred?
carried by an electric current
What is electrical energy?
The gravitational potential energy of an object depends on its weight and _______.
What is height?
the sum of potential and kinetic energy in a system of objects
What is mechanical energy?
What is elastic potential energy?
The kinetic energy of an object depends on these two things.
What is mass and speed?
carried by electromagnetic waves
What is radiant energy?
An object that falls from a _____ height can cause a ______ change than an identical object that falls from a lower height.
What is greater?
sum of kinetic and potential energy of the particles that make up an object
What is thermal energy?
When you eat food, chemical reactions within your body release this type of energy.
What is chemical potential energy?
the transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move in the direction of the force while the force is acting on the object
What is work?