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