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