Flashcards: Fundamentals of Energy and Conservation — 10 cards

Energy — definition?

Ability to do work or cause change.

Energy — definition?

The ability to do work or cause change.

Units of energy — SI?

Joule (J).

Kinetic Energy — example?

Energy of a moving object.

Law of Conservation — principle?

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

Potential Energy — example?

Stored energy due to position or state.

Heat Energy — related to?

Temperature and particle movement.

Light Energy — emitted by?

Luminous sources like Sun and bulbs.

Chemical Energy — stored in?

Chemical bonds of substances.

Nuclear Energy — stored in?

Atom nuclei; used in power plants.