Ch 15 vocab

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Across
  1. 1. the energy associated with electric charges
  2. 2. sunlight that is converted into usable energy
  3. 11. the energy stored in atomic nuclei
  4. 13. thermal energy beneath Earth’s surface
  5. 16. energy obtained from flowing water
  6. 18. the energy associated with the motion and position of everyday objects
  7. 19. the chemical energy stored in living things
Down
  1. 1. a form of energy consisting of changing electric and magnetic fields
  2. 3. the potential energy of an object that is stretched or compressed
  3. 4. potential energy that depends upon an object’s height above a reference point
  4. 5. a source of energy that can be replaced in a relatively short period of time
  5. 6. a source of energy that exists in limited quantities and, once used, cannot be replaced except over the course of millions of years
  6. 7. the process of changing energy from one form to another
  7. 8. energy that is stored as a result of position or shape
  8. 9. the energy stored in chemical bonds
  9. 10. the energy an object has due to its motion
  10. 12. rich deposits of hydrocarbon mixtures that formed from the remains of organisms
  11. 14. the ability to do work
  12. 15. the practice of finding ways to use less energy or to use energy more efficiently
  13. 17. the total potential and kinetic energy of all the particles in an object