Energy

IPC

Energy

Ability to cause change

Kinetic Energy

Energy in the form of motion

Potential Energy

Stored energy

Gravitational Potential Energy

Energy stored in objects above the earth's surface

Law of Conservation of Energy

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transfer forms

Electromagnetic energy

Form of energy that is reflected or emitted from objects in the form of electrical and magnetic waves that can travel through space

Mechanical energy

Sum of kinetic and potential energy in a system

Thermal energy

Sum of kinetic and potential energy of atoms/particles in an object

Temperature

Average kinetic energy of particles in an object

Heat

Thermal energy that travels from a higher temperature object to a lower temperature object

Insulator

Material that does not allow heat to flow

Conductor

Material that does allow heat to flow

Specific heat

Amount of heat needed to raise 1 kg of a material 1 degree Celsius or Kelvin

Work

Transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move

Power

Amount of work done in a certain amount of time