Mechanical Energy
Stored Energy
What is potential energy?
Another name for a wire connect all parts of a circuit
Conductor
The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object.
What is Thermal/Heat Energy
What is the energy transformation of a burning candle?
Chemical to Thermal
what is conduction?
Transfer of Heat through touch
Energy of Motion
What is Kinetic Energy?
Why is a "transformer" an appropriate name for a light bulb?
It transforms electrical energy into radiant energy
The energy flowing in an electric circuit
Electrical Energy
What is the energy transformation in fan hooked to a circuit.
Electrical to Kinetic
what is convection?
Transfer of Heat through Water and Air
Which of the following objects has more potential energy? A textbook on top of a mountain or a golfball on top of a mountain?
A textbook on top of a mountain
The type of energy stored in a battery is _______________ energy which produces electrical energy in a circuit
Chemical Energy
Which law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?
The Law of Conservation of Energy
What is the energy transformation in a flashlight?
Electrical to Heat and Light
what is radiation?
Transfer of Heat through Empty Space
Which has more kinetic energy? A SUV rolling down a hill or a grocery cart rolling down a hill?
A SUV rolling down a hill
Describe a closed circuit with a lightbulb
A lightbulb with two wires attached to it, one going to the positive end of a battery and one going to the negative end of the same battery.
A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds.
Chemical Energy
What is the energy transformation in a buzzer?
Electrical to Sound
Which Heat Transfer Method is the reason that the top floor of a two-story house is warmer than the bottom floor.
Convection
How does a man bowling represent mechanical energy?
When the man is holding the ball it is potential energy. When the man releases the ball it is kinetic energy.
What is the purpose of a switch?
To control whether a circuit is closed (electricity flows) or open (electricity cannot flow)
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves (waves you cannot see) such as Ultraviolet Rays, Visible Light, and X-Rays.
Radiant/Light Energy
What is the energy transformation in a toaster?
Electrical to Heat
Why is the handle of a metal spoon heats up faster than the handle of a plastic spoon?
Heat conducts better through metals or Heat insulates better in plastics