Book 2 Chapter 5 Section 1-4 Flashcards
capacity to do work
energy
energy of an object that is due to the object’s motion
kinetic energy
energy that an object has because of the position, shape, or condition of the object
potential energy
amount of work an object can do because of the object’s kinetic and potential energy
mechanical energy
change from one form of energy to another
energy conversions
force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact
friction
law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another
Law of Conversation of energy
resource that forms at a rate that is much slower that the rate at which it is consumed
nonrenewable resource
nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago
fossil fuel
natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource isconsumed
renewable resource