Energy Terminology Flashcards
who is Nikola Tesla
- Inventor & Electrical/mechanical engineer
- futurist
- groundbreaking work in da field of electricity
- contributions to the design of modern alternating electricity supply system
Explain Energy
The ability or capacity to do work
Explain Potential energy
Energy that is stored in one of various forms
Explain Kinetic energy
Energy in the form of motion
Explain Gravity
The natural occurrence through which all bodies/objects are attracted to one another
Explain Atom
The smallest unit or particle of a chemical element
Explain Electrons
Negative particles inside an atom
Explain Conductors
Material that allows heat and electricity to flow through it
Explain Insulator
Material that does not allow heat and electricity to flow through it
Explain Systems
Several components that work together to preform a function
Explain Input Energy
Energy that is needed to enable a system to function
Explain Output energy
The energy that is obtained from a working system
Explain Fossilization
The process where once living organisms are preserved as rocks after many years under specific conditions
what is potential energy
Potential energy is energy that is stored in one of four forms
