Energy Vocabulary (ESL)

Front

The ability to do work is __________.

Back

Energy

Front

Energy due to position is __________ __________.

Back

Potential Energy

Front

Energy from motion is __________ __________.

Back

Kinetic Energy

Front

Potential energy of particles in the nucleus of an atom is __________ __________ _________.

Back

Nuclear Potential Energy

Front

Energy from breaking apart an atom's nucleus is _________.

Back

Fission

Front

Energy from combining particles in an atom's nucleus is __________.

Back

Fusion

Front

Energy from a deformed object is __________ __________ __________.

Back

Elastic Potential Energy

Front

Push together = __________

Back

Compress

Front

Pull apart = __________

Back

Stretch

Front

Energy from a height above Earth is __________ __________ __________.

Back

Gravitational Potential Energy