Vocabulary Flashcards
Energy
The ability of someone or something to do work
Kinetic energy
Energy in motion
Potential energy
Stored energy waiting to be used
Gravitational energy
Potential energy thar is dependant on gravity
Law of Conservation of energy
The law that states that energy is protected and preserved and cannot be destroyed or created, only transformed
Chemical energy
Potential energy around us. Found in foods and fuels our body
Fossil fuels
Fossilized forms of energy
Oil reservoirs
Lakes of oil deep in the earth produced by fossils
Coal
An energy source made up of dead planta that turned into carbon
Natural gas
Gas that’s made naturally, under the earth
Nuclear energy
Energy found in the nucleus of an atom
Nuclear fission
Splitting atoms, resulting in nuclear energy
Renewable energy
Energy made from sources that don’t run out
Clean energy
Energy that doesn’t produce chemicals and waste
Hydropower
A source of energy from falling water
Hydroelectricity
A source of electricity made from falling water
Solar energy
A source of energy from the sun
Solar thermal collectors
Devices used to collect the sun’s heat
Solar cells
Thin plates that turn solar energy directly into electricity
Bio fuels
Energy types that coke from living things
