Energy Flashcards
(10 cards)
What is energy?
Energy is the ability to do work.
What is energy measured in?
Joule
What are the different forms of energy?
-Kinetic energy
-Potential energy
What is potential energy?
It is energy that is stored in an object.
What is kinetic energy?
It is energy at work, this is the energy an object has when it moves.
What are the different types of energy?
-Mechanical energy
-Electrical energy
-Heat energy
-Wind energy
-Light energy
-Chemical energy
What is electrical energy?
It is the movement of small particles called charges.
What is solar energy?
It is energy from the sun that can be captured by photovoltaic cells to produce electricity.
What is nuclear energy?
It is obtained from splitting the nucleus of an atom.
What is hydroelectricity?
It is produced by using moving water to turn a turbine to produce electricity.
