VOCAB 021025

mechanical energy

• sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system
• stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles
• energy due to motion
• energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched
• stored energy due to the interactions of objects in a gravitational field

potential energy

• stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles
• sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system
• energy due to motion
• energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched
• stored energy due to the interactions of objects in a gravitational field

kinetic energy

• energy due to motion
• sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system
• stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles
• energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched
• stored energy due to the interactions of objects in a gravitational field

elastic potential energy

• energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched
• sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system
• stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles
• energy due to motion
• stored energy due to the interactions of objects in a gravitational field

gravitational potential energy

• stored energy due to the interactions of objects in a gravitational field
• sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system
• stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles
• energy due to motion
• energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched

law of conservation of energy

• law the states that energy is always transferring, but energy is not created or destroyed
• sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system
• stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles
• energy due to motion
• energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched

magnet

• an object that attracts iron and other materials that have magnetic qualities similar to iron
• sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system
• stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles
• energy due to motion
• energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched

work

• the transfer of energy to an object by a force that makes an object move towards the force
• sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system
• stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles
• energy due to motion
• energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched

magnetic force

• a force of attraction or repulsion created by a magnet
• sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system
• stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles
• energy due to motion
• energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched

magnetic pole

• the place on a magnet where the force it exerts is strongest
• sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system
• stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles
• energy due to motion
• energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched