This is what we call when particles are released from the nucleus in an attempt to become stable?
Radioactivity
As a roller coaster car goes down a hill, its potential energy is changed into this.
Kinetic /mechanical energy
These two things affect kinetic energy.
mass and speed
Where are protons are neutrons located?
The nucleus
This form of energy is the found inside a battery and the food we eat.
Chemical energy
This form of energy is combination of potential and kinetic.
mechanical energy
The missing particle.
23191Pa ā ____ + 22789Ac
42He
List the energy transfers for turning on a flashlight. Ex. energy in -> energy out.
Chemical ā> Kinetic / electrical / radiant / thermal
Doubling an objects velocity will _____ its kinetic energy
quadruple / 4x
As a pendulum reaches its highest point, the energy is transferred from ______ to ______ energy.
potential to kinetic
The missing particle.
146Cā ____ + 147N
0-1 e
What is an example of light energy being changed to electrical energy.
solar powered calculator
If a 5kg volleyball is served from a height of 3 m, it will travel at 10 m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy of the ball.
250 J
An atoms mass number is 30.... the atomic number is 17. How many neutrons are there in this isotope?
13 neutrons.. mass number - atomic number = neutrons
Write the equation for the alpha decay of Plutonium-244.
244/94 Pu ---> 4/2 He + 240/92 U
If a 5kg volleyball is served from a height of 3 m, it will travel at 10 m/s. Calculate the potential energy of the ball.
147 J