Chapter 5

Question 1

energy

Answer 1

capicity to do work

Question 2

kinetic energy

Answer 2

energy of object that is due to object’s motion

Question 3

potential energy

Answer 3

energy of object has because of the postition shape or condition of the object

Question 4

mechanical energy

Answer 4

amount of work an object can do because of th e object’s kinetic and potential energies

Question 5

energy conversions

Answer 5

a change from one form of energy to another

Question 6

friction

Answer 6

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

Question 7

law of conservation of energy

Answer 7

the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed

Question 8

nonrenewable resoucre

Answer 8

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

Question 9

fossil fuel

Answer 9

nonrenewable energy resource formed from remains of organisms

Question 10

renewable resources

Answer 10

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