Astronomy Ch04.6: Vocabulary in Context: Describing Forms of Energy

The light from Polaris travels through space in the form of ______ energy.

radiative

Rapidly moving comets have more ______ energy than slowly moving ones.

kinetic

An apple contains ______ energy that your body can convert into other forms energy.

chemical potential

Nuclear fusion in stars converts some of the ______ energy of hydrogen nuclei into light and heat.

mass-

Due to its much higher density, water heated to 80 degrees (Celsius) contains more ______ energy than air at the same temperature.

thermal

An asteroid that is moving farther from the Sun is gaining ______ energy.

gravitational potential