Vocabulary
The ability to do work or cause change.
What is Energy?
A stretched rubber band has...
What is elastic potential energy?
Describe how the potential and kinetic energy change as a roller coaster goes downhill?
As the roller coaster goes down hill, the potential energy transforms into kinetic energy.
A Stanley cup is an example of a..
The three phases of matter..
Solid, liquid, gas
The energy of motion.
What is Kinetic Energy?
A roller coaster at the top of a hill has...
What is the law of conservation of energy?
The law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but transforms from one form to another.
Aluminum foil is an example of a..
What is conductor?
This kind of energy is stored in the nucleus of an atom.
What is nuclear energy?
Stored energy.
What is Potential Energy?
Light, x-rays, and radio waves are all types of...
What is radiant energy?
As mass increases, kinetic energy...
What is increases?
The transfer of heat through waves
What is radiation?
When you play the guitar, the strings vibrate and produce..
What is sound energy?
The energy of movement of molecules within a substance
What is Thermal Energy?
The transfer of heat through direct contact..
What is conduction?
What is the energy transformation that occurs when you use a toaster?
Electrical to Thermal (and possibly Sound)
Which mode of heat transfer occurs when we make a grilled cheese on the stove?
What is conduction (stove to pan).
What energy transformation occurs when you turn on a light?
Electrical to radiant
The sum of potential and kinetic energy.
What is mechanical energy?
The transfer of heat through fluid or gases.
What is convection?
What is the energy transformation that occurs when a book falls off a shelf? (be specific)
Gravitational potential to Kinetic to Sound
Why do we use insulation in our homes? What would happen if we did not use insulation?
Insulation keeps our homes cool in the summer (keeps heat out) and warm in the winter (keeps heat in).
If you are holding an ice cube, what type of heat transfer is occurring?
What is conduction?