Energy Transformations
Energy Transformations 2
Kinetic or Potential?
Types of Energy
Definitions
100
Burning a candle. (2 steps)
Chemical energy -> heat energy + light energy
100
A young boy rides his bicycle down the sidewalk
chemical energy ---> mechanical energy
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.
Potential (gravitational) energy.
100
Kinetic energy is defined as ______
The energy of motion 
200
Using a hot plate to boil water. (2 steps)
Electrical energy -> heat energy
200
A firecracker explodes in the sky
chemical energy ----> light + heat energy
200
What is energy in motion.
Kinetic energy.
200
"You can burn it or you can eat it."
Chemical energy.
200
Energy is defined as ______
The ability to do work 
300
A hungry football player eating a large sandwich to use the food for energy. (2 steps)
Chemical energy -> mechanical energy
300
Explain the energy transformation when a television is turned on.
Electrical Energy =====> Light and Sound Energy
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. Object is moving due to the force.
Mechanical energy.
300
The unit in which energy is measured is _____
A joule 
400
Using a solar-powered calculator. (3 steps)
solar energy -> electrical energy ->light energy
400
As the mass of an object moving at a given speed decreases (ie-50 mph to 25 mphs) its kinetic energy will ______
Decrease
400
A person running down the sidewalk has this type of energy.
(Mechanical) kinetic energy.
400
The energy of moving particles.
Heat (thermal) energy
400
Gravitational Potential Energy is dependent on _______
Weight and height 
500
A solar panel on the roof of a building used to heat and cool the building. (2 steps)
solar energy -> electrical energy
500
Explain the transformation that takes place when you turn a flashlight on. (3 steps)
Chemical (battery)-->Electrical (flow of electrons) --->thermal 
500
A person that has just jumped from an airplane has this type of energy. Explain!
potential and kinetic energy.
500
The energy of moving electric charges.
Electrical energy
500
Nuclear energy is released when _______
the nucleus of an atom splits or two nuclei collide at high speeds 
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