Vocabulary
Potential vs. Kinetic
Forms of Energy
Transformations of energy
100
What units is energy measured in?
Joules
100
The energy of motion is
Kinetic energy
100
The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
Nuclear Energy
100
Gasoline in a car --> Wheels moving
Chemical--> Mechanical
200
The ability to do work or cause change is called
Energy
200
A piece of coal and a battery have what type of energy?
Potential
200
Gasoline is an example of ____________ energy
Chemical
200
hand crank generator--> electricity
Mechanical Energy--> Electrical Energy
300
What does Transformation mean?
To change into something else
300
The amount of kinetic energy depends on ___________ and ____________ of an object
Mass and speed
300
When you add potential and kinetic energy you get __________________ energy
Mechanical
300
Eat Breakfast-->move your hand--> pencil taps
Chemical--> mechanical--> sound
400
The force that changes kinetic energy into thermal energy
Friction
400
As you go up a hill, what happens to your potential energy?
It increases
400
The energy stored in food is ______________ energy
Chemical Energy
400
Turning on ipod with hands--> battery--> energy in wires-->music
Mechanical-->Chemical-->Electrical-->Sound
500
Another word for "saving"
Conservation
500
If you are traveling at constant velocity, what is happening to your kinetic energy?
It stays the same
500
Give an example of thermal energy
Answers vary
500
The Law of ______________ of mass states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be ______________________
Conservation, Transformed
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