Energy Vocabulary

2. When a force causes an object to move in the direction of the applied force.
8. The transfer of energy (heat) through the movement of a fluid (either liquid or gas).
11. The sum of potential and kinetic energy, or “total energy”.
13. The energy of a moving object, or energy in motion.
14. The transfer of energy (heat) by direct contact, or via direct molecular collision.

1. When work is done, energy changes (or is transferred). Work is equal to the change in kinetic energy.
3. The energy of position (PE) at the submicroscopic level.
4. A device used to multiply forces, or to simply change the direction of forces.
5. Stored energy by virtue of position.
6. The unit to express work and energy (N x m)
7. A change from one form of energy to another.
9. The rate at which energy is transferred.
10. The unit to express power (J/s).
12. The transfer of energy (heat) using electromagnetic radiation/ waves.