Types of Energy
this word means the ability to do work or make things happen;
energy
Why would a bowling ball stop half-way down the ramp?
The person didn't throw it hard enough or it was too light.
Riding a bike is an example of this kind of energy.
Mechanical Energy
Energy can not be created or destroyed, true or false
true
Daylight
What is light energy/heat energy
To make electrical energy happen, you have to have a complete circuit.
True or False
True
If you imagine a drop of water about to fall down a waterfall, at the top of the waterfall the drop of water has this kind of energy.
Potential Energy
this form of energy cooks food in boiling water
thermal/heat energy
How can someone make a roller coaster car go faster?
Make it higher.
Cooking a pizza in the oven
What is thermal energy
If I pull back a rubber band, what kind of energy does it have before it is released?
Potential or stored
This type of energy is present in a battery.
Chemical Potential energy
A combination of moving energy and stored energy
This is mechanical energy
What kind of energy is used when a soccer player kicks a ball?
I can hear the fire engine down the street
What is Sound energy
When a moving object collides with another moving object what happens to the energy?
The energy is transferred to the other object and both of their energy changes.
Is wood a conductor or insulator of electrical energy?
Insulator
As water heats up, the molecules move
faster
A hair dryer transforms _______energy to _____ & ________
electrical to sound and heat
Is metal a conductor or insulator of energy?
Conductor
What energy transfer takes place when I turn on a stove?
Electrical to thermal (heat) energy.
music coming from the radio, your loud vacuum cleaner, people talking on tv are all examples of this type of energy
sound energy
Solar panels convert energy from which form to which other form?
Light energy to electrical energy.
Where do plants get their energy to live?
From the sun
What happens with energy when a car hits a solid wall?