Chapter 3 lessons 1-4

Question 1

The capacity to do work

Answer 1

Energy

Question 2

The energy of an object that is due to the object’s motion

Answer 2

Kinetic Energy

Question 3

The energy an object has because of the position, shape, or condition of the object

Answer 3

Potential Energy

Question 4

The amount of work an object can do because of the object’s kinetic and potential energies

Answer 4

Mechanical Energy

Question 5

A change from one form of energy to another

Answer 5

Energy Conversion

Question 6

A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact

Answer 6

Friction

Question 7

The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another

Answer 7

Law Of Conservation Of Energy

Question 8

A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed

Answer 8

Nonrenewable Resources

Question 9

A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago

Answer 9

Fossil Fuel

Question 10

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed

Answer 10

Renewable Resources