Energy Unit Vocabulary

the ability to make things move or change

• amplitude

• communicate

• energy

• transfer

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ability to do work, which is the ability to exert a force causing displacement of an object

• energy

• system

• mass

• velocity

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Energy is measured in units called.....

• pounds

• meters

• horsepower

• joules

The standard unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI) is called...

• calorie

• joule

• watt

• erg

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Which of the following is a unit of power, not energy?

• joule

• calorie

• watt

• erg

The energy stored in an object due to its position is known as...

• kinetic energy

• thermal energy

• potential energy

• nuclear energy

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Which of the following units is used to measure electrical energy consumption?

• kilowatt-hour

• newton

• pascal

• ampere

The energy possessed by a moving object is called...

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• thermal energy

• chemical energy

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• energy

• entropy

• electricity

• efficiency

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Which of the following is not a form of energy?

• light

• sound

• mass

• heat