Chapter 8 Review

What is the amount of work a person does within a given amount of time?

• power

• watt

• time

• work

What is the unit used to measure power?

• power

• watt

• meter

• joule

If a force is applied to an object and the object moves in the direction of the force, ________________ is being done.

• time

• force

• newtons

• work

The metric unit of work is a ___________.

• watt

• joule

• meter

• second

A ____________ is 1 joule of work done in 1 second.

• watt

• joule

• second

• meter

the ability to do work

• energy

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• generator

a device used to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy

• energy

• generator

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

energy of motion

• energy

• generator

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

stored energy

• energy

• generator

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

energy cannot be created or destroyed

• energy

• law of conservation of energy

• kinetic energy

• potential energy