Chapter 5 Science Vocab

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Energy and Energy Resources

Physical Science

8th

Last updated 12:51 AM on 1/5/23
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Energy
The ability to cause change
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Kinetic Energy
Energy due to motion
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Potential Energy
Stored energy due to the interactions between objects and particles
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Work
The transfer of energy that occurs when a force is applied over a distance
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Mechanical Energy
The total energy of an objet or group of objects due to large-scale motions and interactions
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Sound Energy
The energy that sound carries
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Thermal Energy
Energy due to the particles that make up an object
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Electric Energy
Energy that an electric current carries
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Radiant Energy
The energy electromagnetic waves carry
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Nuclear Energy
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
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Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy that can be tranformed from one form into another or from one region to another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed
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Friction
The force that resists the sliding of two surfaces that are touching
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Nonrenewable Energy Resource
An energy resource that is available in limited amoounts or that is used faster than it is replaced in nature
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Fossil Fuel
The remains of ancient organisms that can be burned as an energy source
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Renewable Energy Resource
An energy resource replaced as fast as, or faster than, it is used
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Inexhaustable Energy Resource
An energy resource that cannot be used up