Energy Transformations
Energy Conservation
Potential and Kinetic
Types of Energy
Definitions
100
Burning a candle.
Chemical energy -> heat energy + light energy
100

If you have a glove on your hand and touch something warm, you probably won't feel this type of heat transfer.

Conduction

100

Stored energy is known as this

Potential energy.

100
Energy that has the ability to fall; this type of energy increases the higher up you go.
Gravitational energy.
100

Energy is defined as _________.

The ability to do work or the ability to cause change

200
Using a hot plate to boil water.
Electrical energy -> heat energy
200

Is metal a good conductor of heat or a good insulator?

Good conductor.

200

This is known as the energy of motion.

Kinetic energy.

200

This type of energy is in you after eating a meal

Chemical energy.

200

Define convection

Heat transfer in a fluid or The rising of a warm substance and the sinking of a cooler one.

300
A hungry football player eating a large sandwhich to use the food for energy.
Chemical energy -> mechanical energy
300

a good insulator prevents this

Heat transfer

300

A compressed spring has this type of energy

Elastic potential energy.

300

This type of energy is generated by a force - a push or a pull (Moving an object from one spot to another)

Mechanical energy.

300

The sum of Kinetic and Potential energy in the particles of an object

Thermal Energy

400
Using a solar-powered calculator.
Radiant energy -> electrical energy ->light energy
400

Closing the shades on your window prevents this type of energy from entering your home

Radiant (light) or Thermal energy

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

Define gravity.

The force of attraction between all objects in the universe.

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

Why did we place foil over the beakers of water in our experiment?

To keep thermal energy from escaping the beaker

500

A person that that is about to jump from an airplane has this type of energy.

(Gravitational) potential

500

The sun is an example of this type of energy.

Nuclear, Radiant (light), Thermal

500

State the Law of Conservation of Energy.

Energy can be not be created or destroyed only transferred (or transformed)

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