Kinetic Energy
As mass decreases, kinetic energy __________.
decreases
Energy that is stored is ________ energy
potential
According to the law of conservation of energy, ________ can't be created or destroyed.
energy
the bouncing of a wave off a surface
reflection
the sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system.
mechanical energy
Compared to a battery or water in a reservoir, a moving car has this _______________.
kinetic energy
Differences in gravitational potential energy depend on an object's _________.
mass and height
mechanical energy = kinetic energy + potential energy
kinetic energy + potential energy
the passage of a wave through a medium
transmission
the transfer of energy to an object by a force that makes an object move in the direction of the force.
work
Kinetic energy is the energy of ________.
motion
A kite stuck in a tree has potential energy due to its __________.
position
When you put on the brakes of a bicycle, friction causes some of the mechanical energy to transfer to __________ energy.
thermal
the change in direction of a wave when it travels by the edge of an object or through an opening
diffraction
energy is always transferring from one form to another
law of conservation of energy
A dump truck, a sports car, and a bicycle are traveling at the same velocity. The bicycle has the least amount of kinetic energy due to it's lack of ________.
mass
If an object is on top of a hill or in a position raised above the ground, it must have ____________.
gravitational potential energy
When two surfaces interact, some mechanical energy leaves the system as thermal energy due to ________.
friction
Sound travels fastest through this state of matter, due to the particles being packed in tightly.
solids
the transfer of energy by a wave to a medium though which it travels.
absorption
The kinetic energy increases by the _______ of the same factor as the speed increase.
square
A stretched rubber band has this type of energy.
elastic potential energy
) In every energy transformation, some energy is always “______” as thermal energy
lost
Unlike gases, when solids cool, sound travels _______.
faster
Mechanical waves that energy source is parallel to the motion of the wave is longitudinal waves (like sound waves).
What is the name of the wave that is perpendicular to the waves direction?
transverse waves