Vocabulary
The ability to cause change.
Energy
A bowling ball hitting pins is an example of a ____________.
Collision
A pencil falls from a desk.
Motion Energy
What kind of energy does a nonmoving object have?
Potential Energy
What energy can be observed by clapping?
Motion and sound energy
The movement of energy from one object, place, or system to another.
Collisions always transfer _______________.
Energy
A child screams.
An example of elastic potential energy.
A stretched rubberband
Will a steep or gradual ramp cause a ball to experience more motion energy?
A steep ramp.
To come together with impact.
Collide
A collision can affect an object's _____, ______, or ________.
speed, direction, or shape
A sunny day.
Light Energy
What causes an object to have more potential energy than another.
Height and weight.
How are speed and energy related?
The greater the speed, the greater the energy.
The place where someone or something is located.
Position
What kind of energy can be observed during a collision?
Motion and sound
A firepit.
Heat Energy
What happened to the second bowling ball when the first ball collided with it? How did that happen?
The second ball started moving. Motion energy was transferred.
What kind of circuit is needed for energy to flow?
A closed circuit.
The amount of energy an object can possibly exert, depending on its surrounding environment.
Potential Energy
Give an example of a collision.
Your friend kicks a ball.
You push on the school door, but it only moves a little bit.
You hear a bell ringing from far away.
Electrical Energy
What is a circuit?
A route in which electrical energy can flow.
How does a circuit work?
Electrons flow from the negative side of a battery throught wires and to the positive side of a battery.