Chapter 7

Question 1

Energy

Answer 1

The capacity to do work

Question 2

Kinetic Energy

Answer 2

The energy of an object that is due to the objects motion

Question 3

Potential Energy

Answer 3

The energy that an object has because of the position, shape, or condition of the object

Question 4

Mechanical Energy

Answer 4

The amount of work an object can do because of the objects kinetic and potential energy

Question 5

Energy Conversion

Answer 5

A change from one form of energy to another

Question 6

Friction

Answer 6

A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact

Question 7

Law of Conservation of Energy

Answer 7

The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another

Question 8

Nonrenewable Resource

Answer 8

A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed

Question 9

Fossil Fuel

Answer 9

A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago

Question 10

Renewable Resource

Answer 10

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed