Vocab
Work & Power
Energy
Energy 2
Random
100
the product of force and distance
What is work?
100

Time matters for which of the two (work/power)

Power

100

A 7 kg object is motionless.  Calculate kinetic energy.

0 J
100

This type of energy deals with heat

Thermal
100

The equation for potential energy is this

PE=mgh

200

Energy stored in a compressed object.

What is elastic potential energy?

200

What does work require?

Force and displacement to be in the same direction.

200
True or False:  Work is equal to a change in kinetic energy.

True

200

What type of energy deals with gamma rays, x-rays, microwaves, & radio waves?

Electromagnetic

200

Kyle is pushing his physics book away from him across the table. Is work being done?

Yes

300

Stored energy is known as

What is potential energy?

300

True or False: Running and walking up the stairs require the same amount of work

True

300
The sum of kinetic and potential energy.

What is mechanical energy?

300

This type of energy takes into account the height due to the gravitational field

Gravitational Potential Energy

300

The force due to gravity is measured in Newtons. What 2 letters would this take the place of while calculating potential energy?

m (mass) & g (gravity)

400
rate of doing work
what is power?
400

True or False. (Assume masses are equal.) You and me both lug our books up a flight of steps. You get up there in 1 minute while it takes me 1.5 minutes. I am more powerful than you.

False

400

Energy of motion

What is kinetic energy?

400

This type of energy is from the movement of electrons

Electrical

400

The deformation of a ball is this type of energy

Elastic Potential Energy

500

A unit of power which equals to one joule per second

The Watt?

500

Students do 75 Joules of work to push a table. How much energy was used by the students?

75 Joules

500

What type of energy is visible light

Electromagnetic

500

This type of energy is from the breaking of bonds from compounds

Chemical

500

Steph is carrying her book across the room by balancing the book steady on her hand. Is work being done?

No