Potential
Stored Energy
What is potential energy?
Kinetic Energy
What is energy in motion?
Mechanical energy is the overall energy of _______
Motion
The energy transformation when you light a candle
What is chemical->light and thermal?
Energy is defined as _________.
The ability to do work.
Example of Potential Energy
examples vary
An example of kinetic energy
answers may vary
Energy transformation in making the human body move
chemical to mechanical
Define gravity.
The force of attraction between all objects in the universe.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.
What is mass and height?
A person running down the sidewalk has this type of energy.
(Mechanical) kinetic energy.
Law of conservation of energy states
What is that energy is created nor destroyed?
What is the energy transformation in a flashlight?
Chemical->Electrical->Heat and Light
List the Law of Conservation of Energy.
Energy can be not be created or destroyed.
An arrow that is pulled back by a bow has which type of energy
What is elastic potential energy?
Kinetic energy decreases as _____decreases.
mass or velocity
The difference between energy transformation and energy transfer
What is energy transformation requires a change in energy form and energy transfer is energy in the same form moving?
As the speed of a falling object increases, its potential energy will _____________________.
decrease
Name the types of potential energy.
elastic potential energy, gravitational potential energy, chemical potential energy
When a pendulum has potential energy
when it goes up
What is the process of spending energy or energy in motion.
Kinetic energy.
Coal, natural gas, petroleum (oil), food, and medicine all have this in common.
chemical potential energy
As a roller coaster car goes down a hill, its potential energy ________________ and its kinetic energy _______________.
decrease and increase
What type of energy does a trampoline have when you are standing on it?
elastic potential energy