Chapter 15 Energy Flashcards
The ability to cause a change in matter
Energy
The energy of motion
Kinetic energy
The energy an object has because of its condition or position
Potential energy
The movement of energy from one place or object to another
Energy trancefer
Energy that comes from the sun
Solar energy
The energy that travels from the sun
Radiation
The radiation we see
Light
The radiation we feel
Heat
The energy stored in fuel
Chemical energy
The combination of all the potential and kinetic energy that something has
Mechanical energy
The energy that comes from an electric current
Electric energy
The energy in the form of vibration that travels through matter
Sound
The transfer of thermal energy between objects with different tempurature
Heat
The measurement of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance
Tempurature
A set of parts acting together as a whole object
System
The transfer of the thermal energy from one object directly into another
Conduction
The transfer of thermal energy through the movement of gas or liquid
Convection
The transfer of energy by waves that moves through matter and space
Radiation
When heat or light bounces off an object
Reflection
Anything that slows the movement of thermal energy
Insulator
Anything that allows thermal energy to move through it easily
Conductor
Energy made by falling water
Hydroelectric energy
Ant material that can be used to satisfied a need
Resource
A resource that could not be replaced
Nonrenewable resource
