Energy Vocabulary

The potential energy associated with objects that can be stretched or compressed

• kenetic energy

• electrical energy

• convection

• elastic energy

Potential energy stored in the chemical bonds that hold chemical compounds together.

• conduction

• chemical energy

• convection

• electrical energy

A form of energy that travels through space as waves (sunlight, x-rays, microwaves)

• electrical energy

• conduction

• convection

• Electromagnetic (radiant) energy

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be __________ or ___________.

• created/destroyed

• warm/cold

• saved/used

• high/low

The total potential and kenetic energy of the particles in an object

• thermal energy

• electromagnetic (radiant) energy

• kenetic energy

• chemical energy

The energy of electric charges

• nuclear energy

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• elastic energy

• electrical energy

Potential energy that is related to an object's height

• potential energy

• elastic energy

• gravitational energy

• thermal energy

Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object

• kenetic energy

• gravitational energy

• mechanical energy

• potential energy

The energy an object has due to its motion

• potential energy

• kenetic energy

• thermal energy

• radiant energy

The ability to do work or cause change

• matter

• energy

• heat

• conduction