Energy Vocabulary

The measure of a push or pull

• acceleration

• speed

• force

• mass

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The distance an object travels per unit of time is known as

• mass

• force

• speed

• acceleration

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The measure of the amount of matter in an object

• mass

• force

• speed

• acceleration

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The energy an object has due to its motion is called

• elastic potential energy

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• gravitational potential energy

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The energy that results from the position (height off the ground) or shape (stretched or compressed) of an object is called

• elastic potential energy

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• gravitational potential energy

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Energy is directly related to an object's height off the the ground

• elastic potential energy

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• gravitational potential energy

Energy that is due to an object being compressed or stretched is called

• elastic potential energy

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• gravitational potential energy

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All the kinetic and potential energy that is associated with an object's motion and position is called

• mechanical energy

• thermal energy

• nuclear energy

• electrical energy

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The potential energy that is stored in the nucleus of an atom is called

• mechanical energy

• nuclear energy

• thermal energy

• electrical energy

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The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object is

• mechanical energy

• thermal energy

• nuclear energy

• electrical energy

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