Energy Examples
Energy Transformations
Simple Machines
Mixed
Vocabulary
100
A roller coaster at the top of a hill, waiting to roll down.
What is Potential Energy
100
Takes place when energy changes from one form to another
What is energy transformations?
100
This machine has a round part attached to a rod, helping you turn things more easily, like a doorknob or a bike wheel
What is a wheel and axle?
100
This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
100
Energy in motion
What is Kinetic Energy?
200
A golf ball rolling down a hill.
What is Kinetic Energy?
200
This transformation happens when you play music through headphones — plug-in energy turns into noise
What is electrical to sound energy?
200
This device makes work easier by allowing you to use less force or change the direction of force, often having few or no moving parts
What is a simple machine?
200
This machine splits or cuts objects and includes tool like knives and axes
What is a wedge?
200
Energy with the ability to do work
What is Potential Energy?
300
Electricity running through wires to a light a lamp
What is electrical energy?
300
This type of energy conversion happens when your body uses food to power your muscles, allowing you to move.
What is a chemical energy being converted to mechanical energy?
300
This slanted surface lets you move heavy objects up or down with less effort than lifting them straight up.
What is an inclined plane?
300
This type of energy is produced by the movement of particles in a substance, often felt as heat from a stove or the sun
What is thermal energy?
300
this form of energy is produced when objects vibrate and can be heard by your ears, like music or a ringing bell
What is sound energy?
400
Light from a flashlight
What is radiant energy?
400
A wind turbine spins and generates electricity.
What is mechanical to electrical energy?
400
This simple machine uses a wheel and a rope to lift heavy objects by changing the direction of the force you apply.
What is a pulley?
400
What is chemical energy converting to kinetic energy?
400
The unit used to measure energy and work
What is a Joule?
500
Energy in food and fuel and cells
What is chemical energy?
500
This energy change occurs in plants when sunlight is used to make food through photosynthesis.
What is radiant energy being converted to chemical energy?
500
This simple machine combines an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder, converting rotational motion into linear motion, often found in clamps and jar lids
What is a screw?
500
This occurs when electrical energy powers a fan, causing a fan to spin
What is electrical energy converting to mechanical energy?
500
This type of machine is made by combining two or more simple machines working together to make a task easier
What is a compound machine?