Energy Forms and Transformations

Mass is how much matter there is in something, while position is where an object is relative to a point of reference.

Mass is where an object is located, while position is how much matter there is in something.

Mass and position both describe the amount of matter in an object.

Mass and position are both measured in grams.

The amount of matter in an object

The weight of an object on Earth

The size of an object

The position of an object relative to a reference point

When a force is used to move an object through a distance

When an object is at rest

When energy is stored in an object

When an object is heated

It is the total energy an object has because of its motion and position.

It is only the energy due to an object's speed.

It is only the energy due to an object's position.

It is unrelated to motion or position.

Potential energy and kinetic energy

Thermal energy and chemical energy

Sound energy and light energy

Electrical energy and nuclear energy

Elastic potential, chemical potential, nuclear potential

Thermal potential, electrical potential, sound potential

Gravitational potential, kinetic potential, light potential

Magnetic potential, solar potential, wind potential

Thermal, electrical, sound, light

Elastic, chemical, nuclear, sound

Thermal, elastic, electrical, nuclear

Chemical, electrical, sound, magnetic

Visible light

Sound waves

Chemical bonds

Gravitational force

Potential energy is greatest at the top of the first hill.

Kinetic energy is greatest at the top of the first hill.

Potential energy is greatest at the bottom of the first hill.

Kinetic energy never changes during the ride.

The process of energy changing from one form to another.

The process of storing energy in objects.

The process of losing energy completely.

The process of creating energy from nothing.