Energy Vocabulary

Front

What is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves called?

Back

Radiation

Front

What is the term for the material through which waves travel?

Back

Medium

Front

What type of energy is stored in the nucleus of an atom?

Back

Nuclear energy

Front

What is the potential energy related to an object's height called?

Back

Gravitational energy

Front

What type of potential energy is associated with objects that can be stretched or compressed?

Back

Elastic energy

Front

What is the energy called that is associated with the motion of an object?

Back

Kinetic energy

Front

What is the principle that states energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed?

Back

Law of Conservation of Energy

Front

What type of energy is derived from the position of an object in a gravitational field?

Back

Potential energy

Front

What is the energy stored in chemical bonds called?

Back

Chemical energy

Front

What is the energy associated with the temperature of an object?

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Thermal energy