General Knowledge
Energy Transformations
Energy Buffet
Mechanical
Unscramble
100
Define energy
the ability to do work
100
This is the abbreviation for kinetic energy.
K.E
100
This is the average kinetic energy of particles in an object.
Temperature
100
Energy possessed by a drop of water about to fall from the top of a waterfall.
Potential energy
100
RPUMRATETEE
temperature
200
energy in motion
kinetic energy
200
Energy can not be lost or destroyed, only transformed into a different form of energy. True or False
True
200
The abbreviation for potential energy.
PE
200
Potential energy associated with objects that can be compressed or stretched
Elastic potential energy
200
AHMRTEL
thermal
300
Where does the car have the highest kinetic energy
B
300
A hair dryer transforms _______energy to _____ and ________
electrical, heat and sound
300
True or false: the energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change forms.
True
300
This is the law that describes energy transformations.
Law of Conservation of Energy
300
TEPLTIOAN
potential
400
Define Nuclear Energy
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
400
Factors that potential energy depends on
mass, height
400
The three energy transformations from top to bottom/
Electrical to thermal, Chemical to mechanical, Light to electrical
400
Where is the largest kinetic energy
3
400
ORTICENSANOV
conservation
500
An object's _____ , and ________ are used to determine an objects potential energy.
mass and height
500
Energy transformation needed for you to see a star
nuclear to electromagnetic
500
Charging a cell phone - give the energy transformations
Electrical to Chemical transformation
500
The ratio of the energy that is added to an object to the amount of energy used to do work.
Efficiency
500
CALUERN
Nuclear