energy vocab

Energy

The ability to do work, to cause change, measured in joules

Work

Force x distance

Potential energy

M x g x h

Kinetic energy

Energy of motion (also known as mechanical energy) m x v(s)

Motion

The act or process of changing position

Frame of reference

A place to which the position of an object or the motion of an object that can be described

Speed

The rate of motion (d/t)

Force

The abilities that caused change (a push or pull) measured in newtons

Law of conservation of energy

States that energy cannot be created or destroyed and only can transfer or convert.

Conversion

Energy can transfer or convert - can convert from one type of energy to another

Transfer

Energy can transfer or convert - transfer from one object to another.

Friction

Energy is lost to friction and thermal energy due to law of conservation of energy