Energy Vocabulary

4. process of transfer from one body to another
5. energy related to the stretch or compression of an object
8. a scalar quantity, like length, mass, and charge
12. energy related to the position of an object
16. unit of power in the International System of Units equal to joule of work
19. force in which the work done by the force is determined only by the displacement of the mass
20. can be transferred from one object to another

1. a number that is fixed and known, unlike a variable which changes with the context
2. the displacement or position change per time ratio
3. ,the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant, despite internal changes
6. energy that is stored in a object due to its position relative to some zero position
7. it is equal to the work done by a force of one newton acting through one metre
9. a force applied to an object that results in a displacement in the same direction
10. energy of motion
11. when work is done on an object, the kinetic energy of the object changes
13. the sum of potential and kinetic energy for an object
14. force of attraction that exists between any two masses, any two bodies, and any two particles
15. rate at which energy is transformed
17. the resistance to motion of one object moving relative to another
18. a push or pull upon an object