4.1,2, & 3 - Vocabulary (All) Energy

Front

What is the term for an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface?

Back

Perpendicular

Front

What type of energy is stored due to the interactions of objects in a gravitational field?

Back

Gravitational potential energy

Front

What is the ability to cause change or to do work called?

Back

Energy

Front

What do we call the process when energy is moved from one object to another?

Back

Energy transfer

Front

What is the transfer of energy to an object by a force that makes it move in the direction of the force?

Back

Work

Front

What is the energy of an object due to its motion?

Back

Kinetic energy

Front

What type of energy is stored in an object when it is stretched or compressed?

Back

Elastic potential energy

Front

What is the energy stored in chemical bonds called?

Back

Chemical potential energy

Front

What is the formula for calculating work done?

Back

Work = Force x Distance

Front

What is the unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI)?

Back

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