Energy Transformations
Thermal energy transfers deal with this being transferred from one object to another
what is heat
What is the process of saving up or storing energy?
Potential energy.
Energy that has the ability to fall; this type of energy increases the higher up you go.
Gravitational potential energy.
Energy is defined as _________.
The ability to do work.
Energy transferred by the mass motion of objects
What is convection
What is the process of spending energy or energy in motion.
Kinetic energy.
"You can burn it or you can eat it."
Chemical energy.
The energy of moving electrons
What is electrical energy
Energy transferred by direct contact
what is conduction
Where does a roller coaster have the most potential energy
at the top of the hill
This type of energy is generated by a force - a push or a pull.
Mechanical energy.
The energy associated with changes in the nucleus of an atom
nuclear energy
Energy that is transferred by electromagnetic waves
What is radiation
A person running down the sidewalk has this type of energy.
(Mechanical) kinetic energy.
This type of energy is caused by vibrations
Sound energy.
heat energy
What is thermal energy
The movement of air from hot to cold is an example of which type of energy transfer
What is convection
When does a pendulum has the most kinetic energy
at the bottom of the swing
The sun is an example of this type of energy.
Heat, Radiant, Nuclear and Gravitational
List the Law of Conservation of Energy.
Energy can be not be created or destroyed.