Physical Science - Chapter 14

Energy * %%Energy%%: the ability to do work * %%Kinetic Energy%%: energy that an object possesses due to its motion * %%Potential Energy%%: stored energy that can be used later

%%Mechanical Energy%%: the sum of the kinetic energy and all the forms of potential in a system

%%Renewable Energy Resource%%: an energy resource that is easily replaced by natural methods
%%Nonrenewable Energy%%: an energy resource that is not replaced naturally
%%Fossil Fuel%%: a fuel that has formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived in the past, including coal, petroleum oil, and natural gas
%%Nuclear Energy%%: energy produced by nuclear reactions
Renewable Energy Resources: * %%Biomass Energy%%: chemical potential energy obtained from renewable organic materials * %%Hydroelectric Energy%%:electric energy generated by the movement of water * %%Geothermal Energy%%: energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth * %%Solar Energy%%: energy produced by the sun * %%Tidal energy%%: mechanical energy in rising and falling tides * %%Wind Energy%%: energy from the wind can be used to turn turbine blades that are attached to generators