Energy Transformations
Energy Conservation
Potential and Kinetic
Types of Energy
Light and Heat, & misc.
100
Burning a candle.
Chemical energy -> heat energy + light energy
100

What is Earth's Energy Budget?

The tracking of how much energy/heat our atmosphere receives versus how much energy/heat we give out. We want it to be balanced!

100
What is the process of saving up or storing energy?
Potential energy.
100
Energy that has the ability to fall; this type of energy increases the higher up you go.
Gravitational energy.
100

What are the 3 types of heat transfer?

Conduction, convection, radiation.

200
Using a hot plate to boil water.
Electrical energy -> heat energy
200
Do humans create or destroy energy?

No. Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

200
What is the process of spending energy or energy in motion.
Kinetic energy.
200
"You can burn it or you can eat it."
Chemical energy.
200

What is the kind of radiation that causes sunburns?

Ultraviolet or UV light

300
A hungry football player eating a large sandwhich to use the food for energy.
Chemical energy -> mechanical energy
300
Energy is defined as _________.
The ability to do work.
300
A heavy vase on a table has this type of energy.
(Gravitational) potential energy.
300
This type of energy is generated by a force - a push or a pull.
Mechanical energy.
300

What are the three types of radiation that we receive from the sun?

Infrared, visible, and ultraviolet

400
Using a solar-powered calculator.
Radiant energy -> electrical energy ->light energy
400
Name one way you can conserve energy in your home.
Energy efficient appliances, etc.
400
A person running down the sidewalk has this type of energy.
(Mechanical) kinetic energy.
400
An atom splitting is this type of energy.
Nuclear energy.
400

What are diatoms?

Little ancient sea creatures that convert energy from the sun into oil.

500
A solar panel on the roof of a building used to heat and cool the building.
Radiant energy -> electrical energy
500

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

Gases like carbon dioxide get trapped in our atmosphere, which is contributing to global warming.

500

What is elastic potential energy?

Potential energy stored in something being stretched OR compressed.

500
The sun is an example of this type of energy.
Heat, Radiant, Nuclear and Gravitational
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