Electromagnetic Radiation
The acronym for the colors in the visible spectrum.
What is ROYGBIV?
The definition of kinetic energy.
What is the energy associated with moving objects?
The definition of potential energy.
What is energy that is stored, but which can be released from storage and put to use?
The definition of chemical potential energy.
What is the term for energy stored in the chemical bonds holding together the molecules in various fuels or foods?
The definition of thermal energy.
What is the energy in a substance that has been heated?
This is the process of forcing protons to join together.
What is Fusion?
The relationship between wavelength and frequency.
What is inversely proportional?
The two factors that affect kinetic energy.
What are speed and mass?
The energy in an object that is held in a gravitational field. If the object is released, the gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy as the object falls.
What is the definition of gravitational potential energy?
This is an example of the use of potential chemical energy in our bodies.
What is eating?
This is a way we harness the thermal energy from inside the Earth to generate electricity.
What is geothermal energy?
This is the process of splitting apart the nucleus of a large atom, such as uranium, by shattering it with a neutron.
What is Fission?
This type of electromagnetic radiation has the longest wavelength.
What is AM/FM Radio?
Wind turbines are harnessing the kinetic energy of the ______
What are hydroelectric dams?
This is a way that Chemical Potential Energy is harnessed to create electricity.
What is the burning of fossil fuels?
These are issues with Nuclear energy.
What is the waste is radioactive, terrorist threats, and possibility of accident that could release radioactive material into the atmosphere?
The type of electromagnetic radiation with the highest frequency.
What is Gamma Radiation?
An example of a way we harness kinetic energy to make electricity.
What are wind turbines?
Name issues associated with hydroelectric dams.
What are blocking rivers and flooding areas?
Name 3 examples of fossil fuels.
What are coal, petroleum, and natural gas?
This is heated inside a nuclear reactor.
What is water?
The types of electromagnetic radiation in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength.
What is Radio, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible, UV, X-Ray, Gamma?
Acronym: Raging Martians Invaded Venus Using X-Ray Guns
A 3,000 lb car is traveling down the road at 30 mph and then 60 mph, specify at which speed the ball has more kinetic energy.
What is 60 mph?
Name the part in a hydroelectric dam that generates electricity.
What is a turbine?
Name some problems with burning fossil fuels.
What is it produces pollutants, increases the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, and it could lead to changes in the climate?
This gets higher as frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases; additionally, this gets higher as wavelength of an electromagnetic wave decreases.
What is energy?
A 0.15 lb ball is moving through the air at 7 mph, and a 3 lb ball is moving through the air at 7 mph. Specify which one has more kinetic energy.
What is the 3 lb ball?
The gravity of this produces the tides.
What is the moon?
These are what are combined in a fusion reaction.
What is a proton?