Energy Transformations
Energy Grab-bag
Potential and Kinetic
Types of Energy
Renewable & Nonrenewable Energy
100

Provide an example of CHEMICAL ENERGY -> HEAT ENERGY + LIGHT ENERGY

Burning a candle...

100

This is the type of heat transfer we get from the sun's rays

Radiation

100

This is a type of stored energy or the energy of position

Potential energy.

100

This is the energy of moving electrons

electrical energy

100

What makes a nonrenewable resource nonrenewable?

it is used faster than it is replaced

200

Using a hot plate to boil water is an example of ______ energy turning to _______ energy.

Electrical energy -> heat/thermal energy

200
Metal is a good CONDUCTOR or INSULATOR of heat
Good conductor.
200

This is the energy of motion

Kinetic energy.

200
The energy in batteries is stored as this form of energy
Chemical energy.
200

What is one disadvantage to using coal in power plants?

1. Dangerous to mine

2. Causes pollution/impacts the environment

300

A wind turbine converts _____ energy into _____ energy.

mechanical --> electrical

300

This type of heat transfer occurs when there is wind blowing outside

convection

300

A heavy object on a table has this type of energy.

potential energy.

300

This type of energy is the sum of both the potential and kinetic energy of an object

Mechanical energy.

300

List 3 Non-Renewable resources

Petroleum (oil), coal, natural gas, ...

400

Using a solar-powered calculator involves transforming _________ energy from the sun to _____________ energy to power it and __________ energy to show the numbers on the screen

Radiant energy -> electrical energy -> light energy

400

When you eat food, your body is getting what type of energy?

chemical

400

A person running down the sidewalk has this type of energy.

kinetic energy.

400
An atom splitting is this type of energy.
Nuclear energy.
400
List the renewable resources (list at least 3 out of the 5 possibilities.)
Biomass, hydropower, geothermal, wind and solar.
500

Describe the energy transformations: A solar panel on the roof of a building used to power a lamp inside

Radiant energy -> electrical energy -> radiant/light & thermal energy

500

List the Law of Conservation of Energy.

Energy can be not be created or destroyed, but it can be transformed.

500

A person that has just jumped from an airplane has this type of energy.

potential and kinetic energy.

500

The Sun contains many types of energy. Name at least 2 types.

Heat/thermal, Radiant, Nuclear

500

This is a renewable resource where once-living or waste products are burned for energy

biomass

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