Energy Vocab

Front

Energy due to motion.

Back

Kinetic Energy

Front

Stored energy from an object's position or mass.

Back

Potential Energy

Front

Force exerted by a surface when an object moves across it.

Back

Frictional Force

Front

Attractive force between masses; a pull.

Back

Gravitational Force

Front

Force of attraction/repulsion from moving electric charges.

Back

Magnetic Force

Front

Force exerted by a material when stretched or compressed.

Back

Elastic Force

Front

Potential energy stored in chemical bonds.

Back

Chemical Energy

Front

Total energy of motion in particles of a substance.

Back

Thermal Energy

Front

Movement of energy from one place or object to another.

Back

Energy Transfer

Front

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred.

Back

Conservation of Energy