chapter 13 Flashcards
The ability to cause change.
energy
Energy due to motion.
kinetic energy
Stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles.
potential energy
The transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move in the direction of the force while the force is acting on the object.
work
The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy in a system of objects.
mechanical energy
The energy that sound carries.
sound energy
The sum of kinetic energy and potential energy of the particles that make up an object.
thermal energy
The energy an electric current carries.
electric energy
The energy that electromagnetic waves carry.
radiant energy
Energy that is stored and released in the necleus of an atom.
nuclear energy
Energy can be transformed from one form into another or transferred from one region to another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed.
law of conservation of energy
A force that resists the sliding of two surfaces that are touching.
friction
