Energy
What is energy?
The ability to cause change.
Change has to involve a lot of motion
False
To maintain your body temperature, your body converts chemical potential energy into ___________ energy.
thermal
BOP stands for what on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig?
Blow Out preventer
Energy is measured in what unit
Joules
Geothermal energy is heat energy from inside the Earth.
Law of Conservation states what?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed only transformed.
Who is the main character in the movie Deepwater Horizon?
Mike Williams
Eletrical energy does what?
What is powering things in our homes or buildings such as lights, chromebooks, and tv
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom is called chemical energy.
False
What happens to the energy of a ball as it is dropped from a height of 10 m?
Potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy.
What is the significance of the movie’s title?
It is the name of the oil-drilling rig.
Give one example
unlimited resources
Ex: sunlight, wind, and water
Visible light is an example of electrical energy.
False. Electromagnetic energy
Moving water can be used to produce electricity because...
*Hint* states back on law of conservation
all forms of energy can be transformed into other forms.
What were the two companies operating on the deepwater horizon rig at the time of the spill?
Transocean and bp
A gardener performed 2000 joules (J) of work when pushing a 200-newton (N) wheelbarrow. What distance did the gardener push the wheelbarrow?
When you rub your hands together on a cold day, you use friction to transform mechanical energy into thermal energy.
True
A man weighing 80 kg is running at a speed of 4 m/s. What is the man’s kinetic energy?
640J
What is the worst “color” on a deep-water oil drilling rig?
Magenta