Vocabulary
What is energy?
How can energy be used?
Why is energy important?
Misc.
100
the ability make something move or change
energy
100
Where does most of Earth's energy come from?
the sun
100
What happens during combustion?
Heat energy is given off.
100
Name two types of resources.
nonrenewable and renewable
100
Gasoline gives off energy during ____________.
combustion
200
resource that can be replaced
renewable resource
200
Name two types of energy.
Potential and Kinetic
200
What are thermometers used to measure?
temperature
200
What are coal, oil, and natural gas called?
Fossil fuels
200
Where does the energy you need to grow come from?
From the food you eat
300
the energy of motion
kinetic
300
What type of energy is sledding down a hill?
kinetic
300
What word is a synonym for combustion?
burning
300
Why is it important to save energy?
so that energy resources will last as long as possible
300
What kind of energy does a book sitting on a shelf have?
potential energy
400
something in nature that people use
resource
400
What kind of energy do plants need to grow?
light
400
What tool measures wind energy?
anemometer
400
What are three nonrenewable resources?
oil, coal, natural gas
400
Which resource is constantly being renewed: coal, fossil fuels, natural gas, or water?
water
500
What is potential energy?
the energy of position
500
A skate board is setting at the top of the hill. What type of energy does it have? Is it possible to change its energy? What type of energy will it become?
The skateboard has potential energy because it is setting at the top of a hill. If it slides down the hill, it will have kinetic energy because it is moving down the hill.
500
Leon put an ice cube in a shaded area. He put another ice cube of the same size in a sunny area. What do you infer happened to each ice cube?
Both ice cubes melted. The ice cube in the sunny area melted faster than the ice cube in the shaded area.
500
List three ways you can conserve energy.
Example: Turn off the lights when you leave a room, turn off water while you brush your teeth, and recycle paper
500
What changes can solar energy cause to a person lying in the sun?
Solar energy can cause a person's skin to feel warm, to sweat, and burn.
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