Energy Vocabulary
Potential Energy
Energy that is stored or energy that an object has based on its relative position
Kinetic Energy
Energy that is in motion or involved movement
Energy
The ability to do work or the ability to change
The unit we use to measure energy
Joule (J)
List as many examples of potential energy as you can.
gravitional
elastic
chemical
nuclear
List as many examples of kinetic energy as you can.
mechanical
electrical
sound
radiant
thermal
State the law of conservation of energy
Energy can not be created nor destroyed; it can only be transformed.