Energy Transformations
Energy Conservation
Potential and Kinetic
Types of Energy
Definitions
100

Burning a candle with a lighter

Chemical energy -> heat energy + light energy

100

polar opposite magnetic fields...

are attracted to one another

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 potential energy.

100

Energy is defined as _________.

The ability to do work.

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
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
List the renewable resources (list at least 3 out of the 5 possibilities.)
Biomass, hydropower, geothermal, wind and solar.
300

A hungry football player eating a large sandwich to use the food for energy.

Chemical energy -> mechanical energy

300

It's cold outside. Ms. Olsen wrapped a scarf and hat around her head. Ms. Olsen is attempting to...

insulate the heat of her body. 

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
List the Non-Renewable resources (list at least 3 out of the 5 possibilities.)
Petroleum, coal, natural gas, uranium and propane.
400

Using a solar-powered calculator.

Solar/radiant energy -> electrical 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
This type of energy is caused by vibrations
Sound energy.
400

DAILY DOUBLE: How does Newton's 3rd law of motion apply to the use of a trebuchet?

"for every action there is an equal and a=opposite reaction"

The potential energy held in the counterweight is equal to the force that projects the object once the counterweight is dropped

500

A solar panel on the roof of a building used to heat and cool the building.

Solar energy -> electrical energy

500

Name one way to prevent the heat from the sun from entering your house on a hot, summer day.

Solar screens on your windows, black-out curtains (closed).

500

DAILY TRIPLE!!!! A person that has just jumped from an airplane. 

The person weighs 62kg

They are dropped at a height of 4,000 Meters

what is the gravitational acceleration (velocity) of the person at 4 seconds? 

what is 1,822 m/s^2?

500

The sun is an example of this type of energy.

Heat AND/OR Radiant/Solar and/or Nuclear and/or Gravitational

500

List the Law of Conservation of Energy.

Energy can be not be created or destroyed.

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