Energy Forms
Any MOVING object has this type of energy?
What is kinetic energy?
This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed
What is the law of conservation of energy?
When a rain drop falls ________ energy is converted into _______ energy.
What is Potential to Kinetic?
This type of energy is can only be produced during the day.
What is solar energy?
Work is the product of these two variables.
What is force and distance?
A stretched spring has this type of energy stored in it.
What is elastic potential energy?
This is the formula for calculating the kinetic energy of an object
what is KE = 1/2 mv2
In a gasoline powered engine ________ energy is converted into _______ energy.
What is chemical to mechanical (kinetic)?
Oil, natural gas, coal, and uranium
What are nonrenewable energy resources?
This law states that the motion of an object will not change if the net force acting upon that object is zero?
What is Newton's 1st Law?
Sunlight is an example of this type of energy.
What is electromagnetic energy?
This is the formula for calculating the potential energy of an object.
What is PE = mgh
The type of energy conversion that occurs when you strike a match.
What is kinetic energy to chemical, to thermal and electromagnetic energy?
Solar, Geothermal. Wind, Biomass
What are renewable energy resources?
This law states that forces exist in equal but opposite pairs.
What is Newton's 3rd law?
This is what we call energy stored in the bonds b/w atoms
What is Chemical energy?
A 50000 g wolf running at 10 m/s has this much energy? Daily double!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is 2500 J?
This is the energy conversion that occurs when a hockey puck is already sliding on ice.
What is kinetic to thermal (b/c of friction)?
This type of energy comes from the heat below the earth surface.
What is geothermal energy?
This law states that the acceleration of an object is equal to the net force acting on an object divided by the mass of the object.
What is Newton's 2nd law?
The sum of the potential and kinetic energy in an object is called this
What is Mechanical Energy?
The energy needed to lift a 200 kg dolphin 300 cm in the air. Hint: 1m = 100cm
What is 5900 J
This is how energy is converted when a pendulum swings. Daily double
What is highest point = all PE; lowest point = all KE; downswing = KE up, PE down; upswing = KE down, PE up?
Presently the majority of the world energy comes from this category of energy source. (Hint 86% in 2000 A.D.)
What are fossil fuels?
Due to friction much energy in a system is converted to this energy.
What is Thermal energy?