Forms of Energy 1
This type of energy is stored energy.
What is potential energy?
What form of energy is obtained from gasoline to power an automobile?
chemical
Name one specific energy transfers we observed in lab
mechanical to thermal (hand rubbing)
radiant to mechanical (light to radiometer)
chemical to mechanical (battery to motor)
chemical to thermal (hand warmer reaction)
mechanical to mechanical (toys)
What energy transformation occurs when energy is used to start a fan?
Electrical to mechanical
This form of energy is the only one we did not observe in lab
What is nuclear
This form of energy released from the sun as energy in the form of heat and light.
What is radiant energy?
List the energy transfers for a book falling off a shelf.
What is potential ---> kinetic?
This form of energy is the found inside a battery and the food we eat.
What is chemical energy?
Out of books on the table, me eating food, or children playing. Which has energy?
Everything, the books, me, and children all have energy
What is one way to increase the amount of potential energy in a electromagnetic system?
Increase the height or distance between objects
These two things affect gravitational potential energy.
What is height and mass?
When a substance is heated, what kind of energy is being transferred?
Thermal
When pulling back a rubber band, _______ energy transfers to _________ energy.
What is kinetic, potential?
A cell phone demonstrates these 5 energies.
What is chemical, electrical, radiant, sound and thermal?
In the process of fusion, nuclear energy is released when the nucleus
joins or comes together
What will happen to the kinetic energy if you double the mass?
the kinetic energy is doubled