Forms of Energy

Kinetic/Potential Energy

100

The ability to do work.

What is energy?

200

A force (a push or pull) applied to an object which forces the object to move.

What is work?

300

The energy any object has because of its motion.

What is kinetic energy?

400

Stored energy or energy that an object has due to its position.

What is potential energy?

500

Double Jeopardy

State the law of conservation. 

What is Energy cannot be created or destroyed?

Forms of Energy

100

Energy carried by electricity.

What is electrical energy?

200

Energy an object has due to its motion, position or condition.

What is mechanical energy?

300

Energy formed when an atom splits apart or when two atoms join to form one.

What is nuclear energy?

400

Energy stored in the way atoms are connected to each other.

What is chemical energy?

500

Energy of the movement of atoms and molecules.

What is thermal energy?

So much WORK!!!

100

Solve: 

Robert pushes a car for 50 meters with a force of 1000N. How much work has he done?

what is 50,000 Joules?

200

Gabrielle pulls a toy car 10 meters with a force of 200N. How much work has she done?

What is 2,000 Joules?

300

Jack drags a shopping bag for 1000 meters with a force of 150N. How much work?

What is 150,000 Joules?

400

Chloe does 2600J of work hauling a wheelbarrow for 3 meters. How much force is used?

What are 866.66 N?

500

A ball does 1400J of work being pushed with a force of 70N. How far does it travel?

What is 20m ?

Solve my problem!

100

How much kinetic energy would a 25 kg bowling ball which rolls with a speed of 2 m/s down the lane?

What is 50J ?

200

  What is the kinetic energy of a feather which has a mass of 0.05 kg and is falling at a rate of 9.8 m/s?

What is 2.4 Joules?

300

 How much potential energy does King Kong have while hanging onto a 1000m skyscraper if he has a mass of 2500 kg?

What is a 24500000 Joules?

400

Double Jeopardy 

What is the kinetic energy of a sprinter which has a mass of 125 kg and can run the 100m dash in 5.5secs?

What is 20,702.5 Joules?

500

How much kinetic energy does a 600 kg box of bricks sitting on a 35m high table have?

What is 0 Joules?

Test your brains

100

State the formula for Work? 

What is W= Force X Distance?

200

Explain what will to Energy of bicyclist as it rides up and down a hill.

What is kinetic energy will converted to potential energy as the rider travels up the hill. The rider will have max potential energy at the top of the hill which will be let out as the rider travels down the hill.

300

Name 5 example of Kinetic energy

Answers Various, but anything object in motion

400

What main factor determines the amount of kinetic energy an object possesses

speed or height off the ground

What are speed?

500

What main factor determines the amount of potential energy of an object possesses? 

speed or height off the ground

What is height off the ground?