Chapter 13 vocab

Question 1

the ability to cause change

Answer 1

energy

Question 2

energy due to motion

Answer 2

kinetic energy

Question 3

stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles

Answer 3

potential energy

Question 4

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

Answer 4

work

Question 5

the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy in a system of objects

Answer 5

mechanical energy

Question 6

the energy that sound carries

Answer 6

sound energy

Question 7

the sum of kinetic energy and potential energy of the particles that make up an object

Answer 7

thermal energy

Question 8

the energy an electric current carries

Answer 8

electric energy

Question 9

the energy that electromagnetic waves carry

Answer 9

radiant energy

Question 10

energy that is stored and released in the nucleus of an atom

Answer 10

nuclear energy

Question 11

energy can be transformed from one form into another or transferred from one region to another but energy cannot be created or destroyed

Answer 11

law of conservation of energy