Energy Types
Potential/Kinetic
Energy Transfer
Heat
Sound
100
A ball bouncing is this type of energy.
What is mechanical energy?
100
The maximum potential energy is at this location on a roller coaster.
What is the top of a hill?
100
When someone plays the cello, mechanical energy is changed to this type of energy.
What is sound energy?
100
When you touch a hot stove, your hand gets hot or burned. This is because of what heat transfer?
What is conduction?
100
When a slinky moves up and down, it creates this type of wave.
What is a transverse wave?
200
When you rub your hands together, you create this type of energy.
What is heat/thermal energy?
200
A stretched rubber band in your hand.
What is potential?
200
The beginning and ending energy for the potato clock.
What is chemical and electromagnetic?
200
An ice cube does not melt very quickly in a styrofoam cup. This is because ....
What is styrofoam is a good insulator (poor conductor of heat)?
200
When you hit the tuning fork with the rubber mallet, it produced a sound. How does this sound travel to your ear?
What is waves in the air?
300
Hannah's hair is wet and dries while she is walking home from swim practice on a sunny day. What energy helped dry her hair?
What is light/solar energy?
300
A rubber band flying across the room.
What is Kinetic?
300
When an ipad is turned on, electrical energy is changed to these two types of energy.
What is light & heat energy?
300
Heat is transferred from the sun to the Earth by this method.
What is radiation?
300
A sound wave is created by this type of wave.
What is longitudinal?
400
The kind of energy stored in a battery.
What is chemical energy?
400
If a cannon is shot into the air, where will it have the most potential energy?
What is when it is the highest up in the air, before it falls to the ground?
400
You turn your face toward the sun on a summer day and your face feels warm. The reason for this heat transfer is this.
What is radiation?
400
When you put ice cubes in your hot chocolate, describe how the heat energy is transferred.
What is heat from the hot chocolate is transferred to the ice cube, lowering the temperature of the hot chocolate.
400
A string on a violin is played. Why is a sound produced?
What is the string is vibrating?
500
The kind of energy that makes your windows rattle from a thunderstorm.
What is sound energy?
500
When does a cannon ball shot from a cannon have the most kinetic energy?
What is right before it hits the ground?
500
The beginning energy for making a flashlight work.
What is mechanical? (you have to turn it on right?)
500
This method of heat transfer in the mantle moves the tectonic plates.
What is convection?
500
When sound is reflected (bounces off) a surface, it creates this.
What is an echo?
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