Roller Coaster Energy
Stored energy, ready to be used
What is potential energy?
Energy that makes things hot, like a fire or a toaster
What is thermal energy?
Sunlight heating up a swimming pool
What is light energy into thermal energy?
A nonrenewable source of electricity
What are fossil fuels and nuclear energy?
A way to save energy in the home
What is turn off lights/appliances & unplug devices when not in use, replace old appliances with Energy Star appliances, adjust the thermostat, etc?
Motion energy, making something move
What is kinetic energy?
Energy that is sent through wires and powers tech like computers
What is electrical energy?
A burning candle
What is chemical energy into light & thermal energy?
A renewable source of electricity
What are solar, wind, hydroelectric, tidal, biomass, and geothermal?
The appliance that typically uses the most energy in the home
What is furnace or air conditioner?
This happens in a traditional roller coaster at the start of the ride
What is the coaster is pulled up the first hill by a chain?
Energy that reaches Earth from the Sun or the main energy given off by LED bulbs
What is light energy?
Basketball players eating energy bars before a game
What is chemical energy into kinetic and thermal energy?
The type of energy that is changed into electricity in solar power
What is light energy?
The type of light bulb that uses the least amount of electricity
What are LEDs?
A roller coaster's kinetic energy comes from this
What is the gravitational potential energy from the top of the hills?
Energy that is based on an object's height and weight when it is lifted off the ground
What is gravitational energy?
Playing a video on a computer
What is electrical energy into light and sound energy?
The type of energy that is changed into electricity in a steam/hydroelectric power plant or wind turbine
What is kinetic/motion energy?
The government-backed symbol on some appliances that indicates it uses less energy
What is Energy Star?
The reason a roller coaster eventually slows and stops
What is the kinetic energy changes into sound and heat due to friction?
Energy that is found in food or fuel
What is chemical energy?
A waterfall
What is kinetic and gravitational energy into kinetic and sound energy?
In a power plant, this is the device that changes other energy into electricity
What is a generator?
One reason saving energy is important
What is it saves money, saves resources, creates less pollution?