Energy Vocabulary

A type of energy an object has due to its motion or position

• mechanical energy

• pitch

• absorb

• chemical energy

A relative frequency of a sound as perceived by a listener

• mechanical energy

• pitch

• absorb

• chemical energy

To take up and store energy without reflecting or transmitting that energy.

• mechanical energy

• pitch

• absorb

• chemical energy

Energy that is stored in matter and that can be released by a chemical reaction.

• mechanical energy

• pitch

• absorb

• chemical energy

To bounce light, sound, or heat off a surface

• reflect

• attraction

• energy

• potential energy

A term used to describe the magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged objects or to describe the gravitational force that pulls objects towards each other.

• reflect

• attraction

• energy

• potential energy

The ability to cause change in matter

• reflect

• attraction

• energy

• potential energy

Energy that an object has because of its position or its condition.

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

Energy an object has because of motion.

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

Energy caused by the movement of electrical charges.

• Electrical Energy

• Static Electricity

• Sound Energy

• Thermal Energy