Ch 15 Vocabulary

4. a source of energy that can be replaced in a relatively short period of time
8. a source of energy that exists in limited quantities an, once used, cannot be replaced except over the course of millions of years
9. the energy an object has due to its motion
10. sunlight that is converted into usable energy
12. the energy stored in chemical bonds
13. rich deposits of hydrocarbon mixtures that formed from the remains of organisms
14. thermal energy beneath the Earth's surface
15. the practice of finding ways to use less energy or to use energy more efficiently

1. energy that is stored as a result of position or shape
2. the total potential and kinetic energy related to the motion of all the particles in an object
3. a form of energy consisting of changing electric and magnetic fields
5. the ability to do work
6. the process of changing energy from one form to another
7. energy obtained from flowing water
11. the chemical energy stored in living things
16. the energy associated with electric charges
17. energy stored in atomic nuclei