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Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.<br />
Name Date Class<br />
Directions: Use the terms from the word bank to fill in the blanks in front of the correct<br />
phrases below.<br />
chemical gravitational kinetic potential<br />
energy height mass speed<br />
elastic joule natural gas<br />
Chapter<br />
4<br />
1. the ability to cause change, or something that can change form as it<br />
is transferred<br />
2. the kind of energy an object has due to position<br />
3. the kind of energy an object has because of its motion<br />
4. the kind of potential energy an object above Earth’s surface has<br />
5. a factor that affects kinetic energy but not gravitational<br />
potential energy<br />
6. the kind of energy that is stored in chemical bonds<br />
7. a factor that affects gravitational potential energy<br />
8. a second factor that affects gravitational potential energy<br />
9. the SI unit of energy<br />
10. something that burns to produce carbon dioxide and water<br />
11. the kind of potential energy that is stored in something that<br />
can stretch<br />
Directions: Write the formula to calculate kinetic energy and name each variable.<br />
12.<br />
Directions: Write the formula to calculate gravitational potential energy and name each variable.<br />
13.<br />
1<br />
<strong>Study</strong> Guide<br />
The Nature of Energy<br />
The Nature of Energy 13
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