Science Vocabulary
Forms of Energy
Kinetic Energy
Potential Energy
Random Science Questions
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Energy
What is the ability to cause change or do work
100
all forms of energy fall into these categories
What is potential or kinetic
100
An object has no kinetic energy, when it's this
What is at rest
100
A skier on a hill has potential energy due to this
What is postion
100
Qualitative
What is a type of observation
200
The measurement of usable energy after an energy conversion or the ability to create the most work using the least amount of energy
What is energy efficiency
200
When energy is converted for one form to another, this is usually produced
What is heat
200
An objects kinetic energy is determined by what?
What is mass and speed
200
Stored energy is the best synonym for this type of energy
What is potential energy
200
Independent Variable
What is the variable that changes in an experiment
300
the energy of motion
What is kinetic energy
300
The two types (forms) of energy used for Rubber Band Car Races
What is elastic and stored mechanical
300
These 3 items can be used to make electricity...
What is the sun, wind, and falling water...
300
This type of position effects potential energy
What is vertical position
300
Considered the building block of matter
What is an atom
400
the stored energy that an object has due to its position or chemical composition.
What is potential energy
400
Which of these items has the most Kinetic Energy? car traveling 50mph bike traveling 50mph panther running 50mph semi-truck traveling 50mph
What is a semi-truck traveling 50mph
400
Kinetic energy is transferred from one object to another when this happens
What is when those objects collide
400
Chemical Energy
What is a form of potential energy?
400
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What is matter
500
Law of Conservation of Energy
What is energy cannot be created or destroyed
500
All forms of energy have this in common
What is they are stored in the nucleus of an atom
500
Kinetic energy in a generator is transformed into this
What is electricity
500
Potential energy is transformed to Kinect energy when...
What is an object at rest is put into motion
500
This has a negative charge
What is an electron
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