Kinetic vs Potential
This type of energy is stored and waiting to be used.
Potential Energy
This type of energy comes from the Sun and can be used to make electricity.
Solar Energy
This is the energy that starts the process of transformation.
Input Energy
Name one action you can take at home to conserve energy.
Ex. turning off lights, unplugging devices, etc.
_______ is the ability to do work. It makes things move, change or grow.
Energy
A moving car has this type of energy.
Kinetic Energy
A toaster uses this type of energy to turn bread into toast.
Thermal (Heat) Energy
A radio transforms electrical energy into what type of energy?
Sound Energy
This type of energy is wasted when electronics use electricity even when turned off.
Phantom Energy
This type of energy comes from sources that are naturally replaced, so they will not run out quickly and can be used over and over again.
Renewable Energy
A roller coaster at the top of a hill has this type of energy before it moves down.
Potential Energy
This type of energy is stored in objects that are high above the ground.
Gravitational Energy
Fill in the blank: A roller coaster at the top of a hill has a lot of _______ energy.
Gravitational Energy
Using this type of light bulb helps conserve energy because it uses less electricity and lasts longer.
LED or Fluorescent Bulbs
Name three examples of non-renewable energy sources.
Coal, natural gas, nuclear power
The faster something moves, the more of this type of energy it has.
Kinetic Energy
This energy move through space and air in the form of electromagnetic waves.
What type of energy transformation happens when you turn on a lamp? _____ transforms into _____.
Electrical Energy transforms into Light Energy
Instead of driving alone, doing this with friends or family reduces fuel consumption and helps the environment.
Carpooling
This scientific law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.
Law of Conservation of Energy
The combination of kinetic and potential energy is known as this type of energy.
Mechanical Energy
A person eating a banana before running a race is using what type of stored energy from the food?
Chemical Energy
What type of energy transformation happens when a guitar string is plucked? _____ transforms into _____.
Mechanical Energy transforms into Sound Energy.
What type of technology is designed to use less energy while performing the same task?
Energy-Efficient Technology
When energy spreads out and becomes less useful, this is called ____.
Energy Dissipation