Vocabulary
Kinetic & Potential Energy
Graphing Motion
Energy Conversions
Speed Problems
100
The energy of motion
What is kinetic energy?
100
Potential energy is greatest at the ____________ of the track.
What is the top?
100
A graph of constant motion at the same speed.
What is a diagonal line?
100
Running water is mechanical energy. Mechanical energy has to be converted into this before it can become thermal energy to heat water in a beaker.
What is electrical energy?
100
A car needs to go 420 miles and goes 60 miles per hour. How long will it take to get to its destination?
What is 7 hours?
200
The ability to do work
What is energy?
200
When going down a hill ____________ changes into __________ energy.
What is potential into kintetic?
200
A graph of motion slowing down.
What is a curve down until motion stops.
200
The sun gives off light energy that is turned into this type of energy in order to power a light bulb.
What is electrical energy?
200
How far would you travel if you went 50 miles per hour and traveled for 5 hours?
What is 250 miles?
300
The measure of distance an object moves in a given amount of time.
What is speed?
300
Kinetic energy is the greatest at the ____________ of the skate hill.
What is the bottom?
300
Graph of motion that has stopped.
What is a flat line?
300
Steam from a kettle is mechanical energy and ___________ energy.
What is thermal?
300
A car travels 200 miles in 4 hours. Its speed is________.
What is 50 miles per hour?
400
The energy that is stored in an object because of its position or what it is made of.
What is potential energy?
400
An object will have greater potential and kinetic energy the _____________the mass of the object.
What is greater?
400
Motion that has sped up.
What is a line that shoots up into a steeper slope?
400
A cyclist must have ____________ energy in order to be able to pedal his or her bike.
What is chemical?
400
How far would you travel if you rode on a bike for 6 hours at 20 miles per hour?
What is 120 miles?
500
A force that opposes motion between two surfaces.
What is friction
500
This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed; it just changes form or is transferred.
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
500
Motion that is returning back to home.
What is a diagonal line sloping down to the right?
500
A solar panel collects ____________ energy and converts it into _______________ energy.
What are light and electrical?
500
How long would it take to travel 540 miles going 60 miles per hour?
What is 9 hours?
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