Energy Transformations
Forms of Energy
Energy
Transformations
100

What is potential energy

What is stored energy

100

What is kinetic energy?

energy in motion

100

Energy is the ability to do what?

What is Work?

100
What is the energy transformation of a burning candle?
Chemical->Thermal->Chemical->Thermal
200

What type of energy transformation occurs in the following scenario: turning on a flashlight. Hint: There are 3 transformations

What is chemical to radiant to thermal

200

If a 6th grade student eats a pancake for breakfast and then walks to school. What form of energy was the pancake?

What is chemical

200
What is the difference between potential and kinetic?
Potential energy is energy waiting to go into motion. Kinetic energy is energy in motion.
200
What is the energy transformation in the Human body?
Chemical->Heat
300

What type of energy transformation occurs in the following scenario: A windmill spinning

What is mechanical to electrical

300

If you are riding a roller coaster what form of energy increases as you go up the roller coaster?

What is potential/gravitational potential energy

300

Define the Law of Conservation of Energy

What is energy cannot be created or destroyed?

300
What is the energy transformation in a flashlight?
Chemical->Electrical->Heat and Light
400

What type of energy transformation occurs in the following scenario: eating an apple and then going to the gym to work out

What is chemical to mechanical and thermal

400

If you and a friend are going down two different slides, but the slide your friend is on is 100 ft in the air and the one you are on is 50 feet, which one of you would have more potential energy?

What is your friend

400

If a force is applied to an object but the object DOES NOT move is work being done?

What is NO?

400
What is the energy transformation in a campfire?
Chemical->Heat and Light
500

Trever wants his toy train to be able to make it up a hill but he does not know anything about potential and kinetic energy. Explain to Trever what he could do to get his train up the hill. Hint: explain what he would have to do with the potential and kinetic energy

What is create a ramp to increase the potential energy which will convert to more kinetic energy when released giving it enough energy to get up the hill.

500

You and your brother are racing a toy car and a toy truck down a ramp at your house. Your brother picks the car because he loves to go fast. You predict that the truck will win down the ramp. Explain why your prediction would be right assuming they are going the same speed and there are no other factors or forces at work?

What is the truck has more mass and therefore more kinetic energy

500

_______________________ is the ability to do work or cause change

What is energy

500
What is the energy transformation in a windmill?
Kinetic->Electrical and Mechanical
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