Topic 3: Energy Vocab Practice

Front

Potential energy stored in chemical bonds.

Back

chemical energy

Front

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

Back

law of conservation of energy

Front

A push or pull on an object.

Back

force

Front

Ability to do work or cause change.

Back

energy

Front

Energy of electric charges.

Back

electrical energy

Front

State of changing distance between objects.

Back

motion

Front

Potential energy in an atom's nucleus.

Back

nuclear energy

Front

Energy due to motion.

Back

kinetic energy

Front

Energy due to position and internal stored energy, like in chemical bonds.

Back

Potential energy

Front

Kinetic or potential energy related to an object's motion or position.

Back

mechanical energy