energy Flashcards
(10 cards)
Define energy?
Energy is the ability to do work
State the kind of energy you increase if you climb a mountain?
Gravetational potential energy
Recall the term for energy that is stored when a spring is compressed?
Elastic potential energy
What is sound energy?
A form of wave energy consisting of vibrations in the air
What is kenetic energy?
The energy that moving objects have
What is wave energy?
Energy carried by a wave travelling on or through a substantce
What is thermal energy?
The energy that moves between two objects of differing temputures
What is light energy?
Aform of wave energy that can travel through space
State the energy transformations that occur when someone climbs a set of stairs?
Chemical potential energy - Kinetic energy - Gravetational potential energy
What is the diference between temputure and heat?
Temputure - Indicates average kinetic energy of particles.
Heat - Thermal energy in transit due to difference in temputure
