Vocabulary
Renew/Nonrew
Transferring
Transforming
Energy Sources
100
What is energy
The ability to cause objects to change, move or work
100
What is corn?
renewable
100
Is energy transferring when a hammer hits a nail? Why?
Yes because the kinetic energy from the hammer is transferring to the nail.
100
What happens when energy transforms?
It goes from one type of energy to another type of energy.
100
What type of energy sources is renewable, uses the sun and you need a lot of land?
solar
200
What is kinetic energy?
energy in motion (energy that is moving)
200
What is granite?
Nonrenewable
200
Is energy transferring if .... a box slides across the room?
No -- the energy is transforming from kinetic to thermal.
200
When a roller coaster is coming down a hill is the energy transferring or transforming?
Transforming
200
What is nonrenewable, can contribute to global warming and pollution/environmental issues?
fossil fuel
300
What is potential energy?
stored energy
300
What is the sun and wind?
renewable
300
What does it mean when energy is transferring?
The same energy transfers from one object to another object.
300
When a rubber band is stretched, is it transferring or transforming energy?
transforming energy
300
What is renewable, has minimum pollution, has limited location and can cause harm to fish, etc.?
Tidal Energy
400
What is Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy that can be transferred or transformed BUT cannot be lost or destroyed
400
What is coal?
nonrenewable
400
Give an example of energy transferring?
hammer to nail or rake to leaves, etc.
400
What is transforming energy?
when energy changes from one type to another type potential to kinetic
400
What renewable, uses garbage but caused pollution?
Biomass
500
What is an incandescent light bulb?
low energy efficiency electrical energy transformed into thermal energy
500
What is water and fossil fuel?
renewable and nonrenewable
500
If a book fell from the book shelf, would it be a transfer of energy? Explain.
No. The book's energy transforms from gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy.
500
Give an example of transforming energy?
plugging a radio in or sliding a book across the floor, etc.
500
What is renewable, has minimum pollution, needs a lot of land and only works when the wind is blowing?
Wind
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