Energy
The ability to do work.
Riding a bike is an example of this kind of energy.
Kinetic energy
What is the energy found in food, biomass, petroleum, and natural gas?
Chemical Energy
What food supposedly inspired the the concept of gravity?
Apple
What is nonrenewable energy?
Non-renewable energy comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes.
e.g., fuel sources such as coal, oil, and natural gas
Kinetic energy
The energy of motion.
What kind of energy is shown in the picture below?
Nuclear energy
Turbines collect this energy source in wide open spaces like hills.
Wind energy
Physicist and mathematician who developed the principles of modern physics, including the laws of motion.
Newton
What is renewable energy?
Renewable energy is any kind of energy that comes from natural sources and won't run out in a lifetime.
Potential energy.
Type of energy that is stored.
The amount of matter that an object contains.
Mass
Turning a doorknob is an example of what kind of energy?
Mechanical Energy
What is the total amount of potential and kinetic energy called?
mechanical energy
What does GPE stand for in physics?
gravitational potential energy
A measurement of the gravitational force on an object.
Weight
When this energy increases so does particle energy and speed.
Thermal / Heat
A rollercoaster uses what two kinds of energy?
Mechanical and gravitational
The sun provides what two types of energy?
Heat and Light or Radiant
What is the SI unit of energy?
Joule
Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transferred or transformed.
Name the form of energy shown.
Elastic energy
When you put gas in a car, ________ energy is being transformed into ___________ energy.
Chemical, Mechanical
Heat energy from the earth.
Geothermal energy.
What is radiation?
In radiation, heat transfer occurs through electromagnetic waves without involving particles.