Examples
A 300lb linebacker and a 150lb science teacher collide going the same speed. Who wins the collision?
What is the Linebacker?
What is Chemical Energy?
Potential energy
What is energy stored in an object and not yet in use
Kinetic energy
Energy in use, or the energy of an object due to its motion
Lifting an object up is an example of a converting which energies?
What is kinetic energy to potential energy?
There are two bowling balls, one held at 20ft and the other held at 10 ft. Which has more PE?
What is the 20ft ball?
Energy stored in the position of a stretched object.
What is Elastic Energy?
What type of potential energy do we find in food?
What is chemical energy?
What type(s) of kinetic energy does a fire have?
What is heat and light?
Plugging in a toaster oven is an example of a conversion of which types of energies?
Electrical energy to Heat energy
What is heat energy?
What type of potential energy is stored inside the nucleus of the atom?
What is Nuclear energy?
What type of kinetic energy powers a computer?
What is electrical energy?
Dropping an object off a diving board is an example of a conversion of which type of energies?
What is potential(gravitational) energy to kinetic energy?
Increasing the mass of an object will ________ its potential energy
What is increase?
Energy of moving vibrations though materials. Energy that can be heard.
What is Sound Energy?
What type of potential energy is stored in an object due to its mass and height from the ground on earth?
What is Gravitational Energy?
What type of energy does speaking create?
Burning firewood is an example of a conversion of which types of energies?
What is Chemical energy to heat and light energy?
When will a rollercoaster cart have the most potential energy?
What is when it is at its highest point?
Energy of moving parts, can be both potential and kinetic and usually.
What is mechanical energy?
What two factors can affect the Gravitational Potential Energy of an object?
What is mass and height?
What two factors can affect the kinetic energy of an object?
What is speed and mass?
A cell phone makes noise, lights up, and gets hotter as you use it. This is an example of a conversion of which types of energy?
What is electrical energy changing to heat, light, and sound energy?