Vocabulary
Energy I
Energy II
Changes in Energy
Forms of Energy
100
the ability to do work
energy
100
What is an example of energy transfer?
When you catch a ball the energy from the ball is transferred to your hand.
100
Riding a bike is an example of this kind of energy.
kinetic energy
100
What kind of energy is coal?
Chemical
100
Turning a doorknob is an example of what kind of energy?
Mechanical Energy
200
The energy of motion
Kinetic Energy
200
Explain how you could increase the potential energy of an object.
You could move the object to greater height or distance.
200
Gas is what kind of energy?
Chemical Energy
200
What are fossil fuels made from?
The remains of dead plants and animals.
200
What kind of energy is shown in the picture below?
Nuclear Energy
300
What is chemical energy?
Chemical energy is energy stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules.
300
What do we call fuel sources such as coal, oil, and natural gas?
non-renewable energy sources
300
Name two examples of Renewable Energy sources.
Sunlight
Wind
Water
300
What is renewable energy?
Renewable energy is a resource that can be renewed in your lifetime.
300
What is Non Renewable Energy?
Non-renewable energy comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes.
400
This word means to change
transform
400
What is an example of Thermal Energy?
Bonfire
Baking in an oven
Toaster
A heater
400
When you put gas in a car, ________ energy is being transformed into ___________ energy.
Chemical, Mechanical
400
Name an example of an energy transformation.
Fireworks
Swinging
400
What is potential energy?
Energy stored in an object.
500
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed - only converted from one form of energy to another.
500
Name the form of energy shown.
Elastic Potential Energy
500
What is an example of Elastic Potential Energy?
Catapult
Rubber band being stretched
Slinky
500
A girl sliding down a slide is what kind of energy?
Kinetic
500
What type of energy is the total energy of an object's particles?
The faster they move, the more energy they have.....
Thermal Energy