FORMS OF ENERGY
This type of energy is stored in food and batteries.
What is chemical energy?
A flashlight changes chemical energy into this visible form of energy.
What is light energy?
What is Chemical - Light?
This renewable energy source uses sunlight to make electricity.
What is solar energy?
Turning off appliances when not in use helps save this.
What is electricity?
A stretched rubber band stores this kind of energy.
What is elastic potential energy?
The energy of moving objects is called this.
What is kinetic energy?
A toaster's energy transformation from Potential to end result.
What is Potential - Electrical - Heat - {Light}?
Large spinning turbines use this natural resource to generate electricity.
HINT: ABOVE LAND
What is Wind Energy?
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of these energy sources.
What are fossil fuels?
A television changes electrical energy into these TWO forms.
What are light and sound \ heat energy?
This form of energy travels in waves and lets us see light.
What is light energy?
A moving roller coaster at the top of a hill mostly has this kind of energy.
What is Potential Energy?
This type of renewable energy comes from moving water.
What is hydroelectric energy?
An energy crisis happens when there is not enough energy to meet this.
What is demand/people’s needs?
When an apple falls from a tree, potential energy changes into this.
What is kinetic energy?
Energy stored because of height or position is called this.
What is potential energy?
A girl running changes chemical energy into these TWO forms of energy.
What are kinetic energy and heat energy?
Energy from inside the Earth is called this.
What is geothermal energy?
Burning fossil fuels adds this harmful gas to the atmosphere.
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
A phone battery stores this type of energy.
What is chemical energy?
This energy form comes from vibrating particles and increases temperature.
What is heat energy?
In a hydroelectric dam, water energy is transformed into electrical energy through this spinning device.
What is a Turbine?
One problem with solar energy is that it works less effectively during this type of weather.
What is cloudy/rainy weather?
Using renewable energy can help reduce this global problem caused by greenhouse gases.
What is climate change/global warming?
In a car engine, gasoline changes chemical energy mainly into these TWO forms.
What are kinetic energy and heat energy?