the scientific term for heat energy
thermal
energy that we can see
light
energy stored in food as fuels
chemical
energy carried in a circuit or stored in charged objects
electrical
quantity that must be changed in order to do something
energy
moves from one place to another
transferred:
energy stored when objects move higher
gravitational potential
spread out into the surroundings in a way that cannot be recovered
dissipated
energy associated with movement
kinetic
one or more events that result in energy changes
process
energy is described as useful when it is changed in the way that we want
useful
a store of chemical energy
fuel
when energy is converted from one store to another
change
energy contained in one place
stored
energy transferred through vibrations
sound
the unit of energy
joule
collected and used again
recovered
this is energy that is changed in a way that we do not want; usually cannot be recovered
wasted energy
energy stored when objects change shape
elastic potential
when energy changes from one store to another
changes in energy
refers to objects that give out their own light
luminous