What is
Energy?
Kinetic vs.
Potential
Energy in
Food
Independent Dependent Variables
Bonus:
Music
100

What is energy?

Ability to cause change/do work

100

A rolling ball has what type of energy?

✅ Kinetic energy

100

What unit is food energy measured in?

✅ kJ (kilojoules)

100

What variable do we change?

✅ Independent variable

100

Which singer is known for the Eras Tour?

✅ Taylor Swift

200

Energy is the ability to do _____

work

200

A stretched rubber band has what energy?

✅ Elastic potential energy

200

What type of energy is stored in food?

✅ Chemical energy

200

What variable do we measure?

✅ Dependent variable

200

Which artist sings the song “As It Was”?

✅ Harry Styles

300

Name one form of energy that involves movement.

Kinetic energy

300

Is heat energy kinetic or potential?

✅ Kinetic energy (particles are moving)

300

Which releases more energy: large or small temperature change?

✅ Large temperature change

300

What variables must stay the same?

✅ Controlled variables (constants)

300

Which global pop star is known for songs like “Bad Guy” and “Happier Than Ever”?

✅ Billie Eilish

400

When energy is stored, what type of energy is it?

Potential energy

400

A book on a shelf has what energy?

✅ Gravitational potential energy

400

Why do we heat water in the food experiment?

✅ To measure how much energy the food releases

400

In the food experiment, what is the independent variable?

✅ Type of food

400

Which artist is famous for the song “Blinding Lights”?

✅ The Weeknd

500

Give an example where energy changes form.

Chemical to Thermal Energy.
(Accept any other example)

500

Describe how potential energy becomes kinetic energy.

✅ Stored energy changes into movement energy when released

500

If food A increases temperature more than food B, which has more energy?

✅ Food A

500

Name ONE controlled variable in the experiment.

  • mass of food

  • volume of water

  • starting temperature

  • distance from flame

500

Which K-pop group is one of the most famous worldwide?

✅ BTS

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