Chapter 14&15 Vocab
Across
- 1. energy that is stored as a result of position or shape
- 4. a simple machine that consists of two rigidly attached disks or cylinders, each one with a different radius
- 8. potential energy that depends upon an object’s height above a reference point
- 11. The energy stored in atomic nuclei
- 13. energy that travels in waves
- 18. the energy associated with the motion and position of everyday objects
- 20. a rigid bar that is free to move around a fixed point
Down
- 2. the potential energy of an object that is stretched or compressed
- 3. the energy associated with electric charges
- 5. the ability to do work
- 6. the energy an object has due to its motion
- 7. energy dealing with temperature
- 9. a slanted surface along which a force moves an object to a different elevation
- 10. a V-shaped object whose sides are two inclined planes sloped toward each other
- 12. the energy stored in chemical bonds
- 14. a simple machine that consists of a rope that fits into a groove in a wheel
- 15. the product of distance and the force in the direction an object moves
- 16. an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder
- 17. a device that changes a force & helps you do work
- 19. the rate of doing work