Kinetic and potential energy
Forms of Energy
Changes in Energy
Radiant Energy
what kind of energy
100
Energy
What is the ability to do work
100
electrical energy
What is energy carried by electricity.
100
photosynthesis
This is an example of radiant energy being changed to chemical energy.
100
yes
does radiant energy travel in waves and can travel through empty space.
100
chemical to
gas in a car
200
work
What is a force (a push or pull) applied to an object which forces the object to move.
200
mechanical energy
What is energy an object has due to its motion, position or condition.
200
solar powered calculator
This is an example of radiant energy being changed to electrical energy. solar powered calculator or cell phone
200
wavelength
The distance from a point on one wave to the same point on the next wave.
300
kinetic energy
What is the energy any object has because of its motion.
300
nuclear energy
What is energy formed when an atom splits apart or when two atoms join to form one.
300
power plant
This is an example of chemical energy being changed to thermal energy and then to mechanical energy and finally to electrical energy. power plant or tv
300
a prism
This object can take visible white light and separate it into the colors of the spectrum.
400
potential energy
What is stored energy or energy that an object has due to its position.
400
chemical energy
What is energy stored in the way atoms are connected to each other.
400
lamp
This is an example of electrical energy being changed to radiant energy.lamp or tv
400
ultraviolet rays
This type of radiant energy can be used to kill germs. In people, it can cause sunburn, wrinkling, and skin cancer.
500
kinetic energy
As a roller coaster car goes down a hill, its potential energy is changed into this.
500
thermal energy
What is energy of the movement of atoms and molecules.
500
gamma rays
This type of radiant energy can be used to preserve some foods by killing organisms that cause the food to spoil.
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