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

Originates from hot water or lava in the mantle of the earth

Geothermal Energy

100

What do we refer to as stored 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 or cause change.

200

Using your stove to boil water.

Electrical energy -> heat energy

200

Uses the gravitational potential energy of water. 

Hydroelectric 

200

What is 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 6 possibilities.)

Biomass, hydropower, geothermal, wind, tidal and solar.

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

Uses uranium as a fuel source

Nuclear 

300
A heavy vase on a table has this type of energy.
(Gravitational) potential energy.
300

This type of energy is the sum of potential and kinetic energy and is often generated by a force - a push or a pull.

Mechanical energy.

300

List the Non-Renewable resources (list at least 3 out of the 4 possibilities.)

Petroleum (oil), coal, natural gas, nuclear (uranium).

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

Define fossil fuels

The nonrenewable energy source made from compressed plant and animal matter. 

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

Uses crops and other waste materials as fuel 

Biomass Energy 

500

A person that is jumping on a trampoline has this type of energy. (2 types)

(Gravitational) potential and kinetic energy.

500
The sun is an example of this type of energy.
Heat, Radiant, Nuclear and Gravitational
500

List the Law of Conservation of Energy.

Energy is neither created nor destroyed.

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