motion force and energy ch5 vocab

• energy

the ability to cause change

• kinetic energy

energy an object has due to its motion

• potential energy

energy stored in an object due to it position

• thermal energy

energy that all object have that increases as the objects temperature increases  the sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the particles in a material

• chemical energy

energy stored in chemical bonds

• radiant energy

energy carried by light

• electrical energy

energy carried by electrical current

• nuclear energy

energy contained in an atomic nuclei