Types of Potential Energy
Also known as "stored energy"
potential energy
Plugging in a lamp
electrical to heat/thermal
Energy in motion is ___________ energy.
kinetic
What refers to the ability to cause change?
a. friction
b. energy
c. gravity
d. distance
b. energy
What is a pendulum?
Any object suspended on a string, rope, or other arm that can swing back and forth
Energy stored in elastic materials when they are stretched or compressed
elastic potential energy
The sun shining
Light, heat, thermal
Energy that explains the repelling and attraction of one another is ____________ energy.
magnetic/magnetism?
Which of the following statements best describes the energy transfer in a pendulum as it swings from the side to the middle?
A. Potential energy transferred to kinetic energy.
B. Kinetic energy transferred to potential energy.
C. Magnetic energy transferred to kinetic energy
D. Potential energy transferred to sound energy
A. Potential energy transferred to kinetic energy.
The farther I stretch a rubber band, the more __________ it has.
Elastic potential energy
This type of energy depends on the height above the earth's surface and gravity
gravitational potential energy
Burning Firewood transfers energy from thermal to what?
Chemical
A toaster is an example of electrical energy conversion to ___________.
Chemical or thermal
A change in a form of energy is referred to as what?
A. force
B. Gravity
C. Elasticity
D. Energy Conversion
D. Energy Conversion
TRUE OR FALSE
All of the energy in an energy transfer will be converted.
BONUS: Why or why not?
FALSE
This energy comes from the food we eat
chemical energy
Stretching a rubber band transfers from potential energy to what?
elastic potential energy
When you pet a dog or cat on a dry day, you may hear a crackling sound. This is a type of what kind of energy?
electrical or static electricity
Katniss from the Hunger Games, pulls back her bow and arrow. As she holds the arrow, what type of energy is she using?
A. Kinetic Energy
B. Electric Energy
C. Gravitational Potential Energy
D. Elastic Potential Energy
D. Elastic Potential Energy
Which of the following statements best describes the effect of friction?
A. Some kinetic energy is transferred into heat energy.
B. Kinetic energy is transferred into friction energy.
C. Kinetic energy is transferred into potential energy.
D. Nothing is changed about the kinetic energy.
A. Some kinetic energy is transferred into heat energy.
This type of energy exists in all types of matter
thermal/heat energy
Give an example of an energy conversion from electrical to thermal
Answers may vary
Energy cannot be __________ nor ______________, just ____________.
Created
Destroyed
Transferred or Converted
Which of the following statements best explains what happens in a collision?
A. One object gets all of the energy from the other object.
B. Some energy is transferred from one object to another.
C. The object that is collided into is unaffected.
D. Both objects get half of the energy each
B. Some energy is transferred from one object to another.
What was the Prince's name in Princess and the Frog?
Naveen