True OR False
A salad has potential energy
True
The ability to do work or make something change, move, or grow
Energy
Complete circles or routes that move electrons from one place to another
Stored inside an atom and created when the nucleus splits or joins with another atom
Nuclear energy (potential)
Renewable energy does not emit harmful by-products into the earth's environment
True
Energy resources that are from the earth and can and do run out
Nonrenewable Energy
A material that does not allow electricity and heat to pass through it easily.
Insulator
A bent diving board just before someone jumps off
Elastic energy (potential)
The shifting of free protons creates electricity.
False
The shifting of free ELECTRONS creates energy
A rate which electrons move through a circuit as caused by the voltage
Current
The imbalance of positive and negative charges in an object
Static Electricity
Pushing the pedals on your bicycle to make the wheels spin
Mechanical (kinetic)
The earth is an example of magnetic energy
True
The earth has a magnetic field
Energy cannot be created or destroyed but can change from one form to another
Conservation of Energy
Electricity passing through a ___________ will increase the voltage to prevent energy loss.
Transformer
Baking a cake in the oven
Thermal energy (kinetic)
Kinetic energy in the human body is stored as chemical energy
False
Chemical energy stored in the body is POTENTIAL energy
A state of balance between opposing forces or actions (ex: when the warmer substance transfers heat until both share the same temperature)
Equilibrium
The name for the negative end of a battery
Anode
Playing the guitar
Sound energy (kinetic)