Energy Flashcards
we ____________ and we ____________
we cannot destroy energy and we cannot create energy
what are the two kinds of energy?
potential and kinetic
what is potential energy?
storage in objects that are not moving
on what depends potential energy?
on the height and the mass of an object
what are the 3 kinds of potential energy?
elastic potential energy
gravitational potential energy
chemical potential energy
describe potential elastic energy
transformed to kinetic because of elasticity
describe gravitational potential energy
transformed to kinetic because of gravity
describe chemical potential energy
transformed to kinetic by chemical reactions
what is kinetic energy?
objects in motion
on what depends the kinetic energy?
on the mass and the speed
true or false: kinetic energy can be transferred from one object to another
true
what is energy?
the ability to do work