Energy Forms
Batteries contain __________ energy.
chemical
Energy that you can see, hear, or feel moving is _________ energy.
mechanical
A microwave using ________ energy to cook the food.
radiant/radiation
I burned my hand on boiling water...this is what type of heat transfer?
conduction
What type of materials let energy flow through?
conductors
The category of energy of motion.
Kinetic.
electrical to light/radiant/thermal
Warming my hands by the fire is ___________.
radiation
The top floor of my house is hotter than the bottom floor...what type of heat transfer is this?
convection
What type of materials do NOT let energy flow through?
insulators
energy that travels in electromagnetic waves
radiant/radiation
Energy stored in something stretched.
elastic potential
energy stored in something above earth's surface
gravitational potential
A hot air balloon is what type of heat transfer?
Convection
plastic, rubber, wood, wool
The category of energy of position/stored energy
potential
As a rollercoaster rolls down a hill, does it gain more kinetic or more potential energy?
kinetic
Describe conduction.
direct contact with something hot
A microwave uses what type of heat transfer?
radiation
Name two types of conductors.
The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ____________ or ___________.
created; destroyed
When a remote is turned on, the chemical energy transfers into ________ energy.
electrical
Describe convection.
hot air rising, cold air sinking
Name and describe all three types of heat transfer.
conduction, convection, radiation
A pot was made of metal, but the handle was rubber. Explain why.
The pot needed to let heat through to cook the food, but the handle was rubber so the person didn't get burned.