Types of Energy
Electricity
Fossil Fuels
Alternative Energy
Miscellaneous
100
The energy of objects that are in motion or moving
What is Kinetic Energy?
100
A complete pathway for electricity.
What is a circuit?
100
Fossil fuels are fuels formed by this.
What is nature?
100
Alternative energy sources are NOT these.
What are fossil fuels?
100
Radiation heat transfer is when heat does this.
What is travels through space in waves?
200
A stretched rubber band, a rock about to roll down a hill, and a cup on the edge of a table all have this.
What is Potential Energy?
200
This type of circuit has more than one pathway.
What is a parallel circuit?
200
Fossil fuels are made of these.
What are dead plants and animals?
200
This type of alternative energy is noisy and harmful to birds.
What is wind energy?
200
Conduction can only happen when objects are doing this.
What is touching?
300
Electrical energy is the kinetic energy of these.
What are electrons?
300
These materials allow electricity to flow through them.
What are conductors?
300
These are the three main fossil fuels.
What are coal, oil, and natural gas?
300
This type of alternative energy can harm or destroy entire ecosystems.
What is hydroelectric power?
300
This is the first step of convection.
What is air warming up?
400
Thermal energy is the kinetic energy of these.
What are atoms?
400
These materials block the flow of electricity.
What are insulators?
400
This is a pro to using fossil fuels.
What is familiarity?
400
This type of energy has the lowest overall cost.
What is hydroelectric power?
400
This is the type of heat transfer used in a solar oven. (Be able to explain, too!)
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500
The sum of the kinetic and potential energy of an object is its this.
What is mechanical energy?
500
These are two types of electricity.
What are current and static?
500
Coal is made of this element.
What is carbon?
500
List one pro and one con of each energy source.
(Answers may vary)
500
This is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature.
What is mercury?
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