Energy basics
Kinetic and Potential Energy
Types of Energy
Conservation of Energy
100
What is represented by the formula force times distance?
Work
100
What two variables are involved in kinetic energy?
mass and velocity
100
What type of energy is the kinetic energy of moving charges?
Electrical Energy
100
_____ energy is being converted into ____ energy in the picture below.
Light energy is being converted into electrical energy
200
What is the energy of motion?
Kinetic energy
200
What three variables are used to calculate gravitational potential energy?
mass, gravity, and height
200
What type of energy is caused by the vibration of particles in a medium?
Sound energy
200
____ energy is being converted into _____ energy in the image below.
Mechanical energy is being converted into electrical energy.
300
What is the energy stored?
Potential energy
300
At what point on the rollercoaster would an object have the most potential energy? (at the top, in the middle, or at the bottom)
At the top
300
What type of energy is the potential energy stored in the chemical bonds of substances?
Chemical Energy
300
_____ energy is being converted into _____ energy by the toaster in the image below.
Electrical energy is being converted into thermal energy.
400
A person lifts a box 10 meters using 20 N of force. What is the total work done on the box?
200 N
400
At what point would a roller coaster have the most kinetic energy? (at the top, in the middle, at the bottom)
At the bottom
400
What type of energy is the potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom?
Nuclear energy
400
_____ energy is being converted into _____ energy by the reactor below.
Nuclear energy is being converted into electrical energy.
500
A person does 200 J of work on a box and the amount of force that they use is 40 N. What is the distance the box moves?
5 meters
500
An object has a mass of 20 kg and is moving at a velocity of 4 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the object?
160 J
500
What type of energy is the kinetic energy of electromagnetic waves, which includes visible light, x-rays, and microwaves?
Electromagnetic Energy
500
_____ energy is being converted into _____ by the person in the image below.
Chemical energy is being converted into mechanical energy.