Energy Transformations
Energy
Potential and Kinetic
Other types of energy
Definitions
100
Burning a candle.
Chemical energy -> heat energy + light energy
100
Energy cannot be created or _______.
Destroyed
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
Energy in motion is _______.
Kinetic energy.
200
Using a hot plate to boil water.
Electrical energy -> heat energy
200
What is potential energy?
Stored energy
200
What is the process of spending energy or energy in motion.
Kinetic energy.
200
A slinky is a type of ______ energy.
Elastic energy.
200
Stored energy is _______.
Potential energy
300
A hungry football player eating a large sandwhich to use the food for energy.
Chemical energy -> mechanical energy
300
Give one example of kinetic energy
ie. a baseball being flying through the air
300
A heavy vase on a table has this type of energy.
Gravitational potential energy.
300
Energy due to motion of an object is ________.
Mechanical energy.
300
Energy is defined as _______.
The ability to do work.
400
Which of the following is a chemical to light transformation?
A. A glowing firefly
B. Toasting a bagel
C. Burning a candle
400
As a ball falls, the potential energy ______ and the kinetic energy _______.
decreases, increases
400
At what point does the ball have the maximum amount of kinetic energy?
D
400
The sun is an example of ________.
Thermal & light energy.
400
What is it called when one form of energy is changed to another form?
Energy transformation
500
The 4 energy transformations of a firework are....
Chemical, thermal, light, and sound
500
The main source of energy for the planet is ______.
The sun
500
A person that has just jumped from an airplane has this type of energy.
Gravitational potential and kinetic energy.
500
Starting a car first requires this type of energy.
Electrical
500
List the Law of Conservation of Energy.
Energy can be not be created or destroyed.