Types of Energy
Energy Transformations
Vocabulary
Conduction, convection, radiaton
Misc.
100
This type of energy is found in food, gas, and fossil fuels.
Chemical energy
100
Riding a bike
Potential to kinetic
100
The total kinetic energy of particles
thermal energy
100
A curling iron burns a cheek
conduction
100
An object that transfers heat easily is called what?
A conductor
200
This type of energy does not need a medium to move through.
Electromagnetic energy
200
Eating and digesting food
chemical to potential/thermal/kinetic
200
The transfer of energy between two objects
heat
200
Water boils due to ...
convection
200
What is the theory that states particles are constantly in motion?
The Kinetic Theory of Matter
300
This type of energy is based on an object's position.
Potential energy
300
Using a battery to turn on a flashlight
Chemical to electromagnetic
300
The average kinetic energy of all particles
Temperature
300
When you get a sunburn
radiation
300
What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed
400
This type of energy is created by the fusion or fission of atoms.
Nuclear energy
400
A microwave heats up food
electromagnetic to thermal
400
Energy and heat is measured in...
joules
400
Air is warmer near the ceiling than the floor
convection
400
What will the particles in a pot of soup do as the temperature increase?
Speed up/go faster/gain energy
500
This type of energy depends on an object's motion and position at the same time.
Mechanical energy
500
Turning on a car and driving it
Potential to kinetic/mechanical
500
The ratio of work output to work input
efficiency
500
The sun melts ice on a frosty lawn
radiaton
500
A television uses 500 joules in order to produce 50 joules of usable energy. What is its efficiency?
10 percent efficiency
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