Types of Energy
Transfer of energy in the form of rays or waves?
What is radiation?
This is the source of most energy on Earth
What is the sun?
These clouds are puffy and white with flat bases
Most power plants use this to turn a generator
What is turbine?
Where is water created in the water cycle?
What is Water changes its physical form but is never created?
Heat energy that is transferred in a circular motion?
What is convection?
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
What is transferred?
T or F: Precipitation forms clouds
Solar panels are used to provide power to a house. What kind of energy transformation is this?
What is light energy to electricity?
Light bulbs, rainbows, and TV's are examples of which type of radiation?
What is visible light?
This heat energy is transferred due to molecules bumping into each other
What is conduction?
Why does the sun heat the earth unevenly
What is because the Earth's surface is curved?
What is 4th?
Turbines supply power to electrical grid. What kind of energy transformation is this?
What is wind energy to electricity?
An increase in the amount of greenhouse gases entering Earth's atmosphere causes an increase in...
What is melting of polar ice caps?
Air in the atmosphere is heated and moves upward. It is then cooled in the upper atmosphere and sinks back to the surface. What energy process is this?
What percentage of the sun's energy is absorbed by land and ocean?
What is 51%?
These clouds are grayish, cover the sky, and look like fog
What is stratus?
A student listens to music on the radio. What kind of energy transformation is this?
What is electricity to sound energy?
This is the most dangerous type of solar radiation?
What is ultraviolet radiation?
The suns energy is transferred into thermal energy and powers the circulation of heat in the atmosphere. Which 2 energy processes are being used?
What is Convection & Radiation?
What percentage of the earth's energy is reflected back into space by clouds, Earth's surface, and atmosphere?
What is 30%?
What is the third step in cloud formation?
What is water vapor cools?
A student eats food which allows him to run and play. What kind of energy transformation is this?
What is chemical energy to mechanical energy?
The earth's atmosphere is heated mostly by what type of energy?
What is infrared radiation?