Terms
Forms of Energy
Energy Formulas
Transformations
Grab Bag
100
The ability to do work
What is Energy?
100
Energy of place or position above Earth's surface
What is Gravitational Potential Energy?
100
This is the number "g" stands for in the equation GPE = mgh.
What is 9.8 m/s2
100
The energy transformation that takes place when you plug in a light bulb.
What is electrical ---> thermal or radiant?
100
Energy stored in a spring is called _____________.
What is Elastic Potential Energy?
200
The SI unit of energy
What is the Joule?
200
Energy caused by the movement of electrons
What is Electrical Energy?
200
You use mass, acceleration due to gravity, and what other variable in order to calculate Potential Energy.
What is the height?
200
The energy transformation that takes place when a fruit is growing on a tree.
What is radiant/light ---> chemical?
200
This is a unit used by nutritionists to measure how much energy you get from various foods.
What is a Calorie?
300
The two forms of energy
What are Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy?
300
Energy that comes from the vibration or movement of atoms and molecules in the form of heat
What is Thermal Energy?
300
One half of the mass and the ____________ squared are used to calculate the Kinetic Energy a moving object has.
What is Speed/Velocity?
300
The energy transformation that takes place when you play the bagpipes.
What is mechanical ---> sound?
300
Friction causes mechanical energy to change into _________ energy when two objects rub together.
What is thermal?
400
States that energy cannot be created or destroyed
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
400
Movement of energy through substances in waves or vibrations.
What is Sound Energy?
400
As the speed of a falling object increases, its potential energy will _____________
What is decrease?
400
The energy transformation that takes place when you light a candle.
What is chemical ---> thermal or radiant
400
Nuclear Fission is when nuclei in an atom are ____________.
What is broken apart/split?
500
The total amount of potential and kinetic energy in a system
What is Mechanical Energy?
500
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom; the energy that holds the nucleus together.
What is Nuclear Energy?
500
The potential energy of an object __________ with its height
What is increases?
500
The energy transformation that takes place within a nuclear power plant.
What is nuclear ---> electrical?
500
Doubling an object's velocity will double its kinetic energy. True or False?
What is False?
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