Energy Vocab Review

Front

Unit for measuring food energy

Back

calorie

Front

Ability to cause change: ____________

Back

Energy

Front

Energy in motion is ____________ energy.

Back

Kinetic

Front

Stored energy due to position.

Back

Potential

Front

Force opposing motion between touching surfaces.

Back

friction

Front

The ______________________ states that energy can never be created or destroyed.

Back

law of conservation of energy

Front

Sum of potential and kinetic energy in a system.

Back

mechanical energy

Front

SI unit of energy

Back

joule

Front

Energy stored by stretching, twisting, or compressing is ______ potential energy.

Back

elastic

Front

Energy stored in chemical bonds is ____________ potential energy.

Back

chemical