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Miscellaneous
100
The capacity to do work.
What is energy.
100
The abbreviation for the Kinetic Energy Formula.
What is E subscript x.
100
Thermal, Chemical, Electrical, Sound, Light, Nuclear, and Mechanical.
What are the seven forms of energy.
100
The kinetic energy of a car that has a mass of 2,400kg and is moving at 20m/s?
What is 24,000J
100
Big black panels on houses are used to absorb this type of energy.
What is solar energy.
200
The energy of an object that is due to the object's motion.
What is Kinetic energy.
200
(MV^2)/2
What is formula for Kinetic Energy.
200
Solar Energy, Energy from Water, Wind Energy, and Geothermal Energy.
What are the forms of renewable energy.
200
The Kinetic energy of a 2,000kg bus that is moving at 30m/s?
What is 30,000J
200
X, GP, and M.
What are the three symbols for energy calculations.
300
The energy that an object has because of the position, shape, or condition of the object.
What is Potential energy.
300
Weight x Height
What is formula for Gravitational Potential Energy.
300
A group of objects that transfer energy only to each other. An example is a roller coaster.
What is a closed system.
300
The gravitational potential energy of a cat that weighs 40N standing on a table that is .8m above the ground?
What is 32J
300
Energy is measured in this standard unit of measurement.
What is the Joule.
400
The amount of work an object can do because of the object's kinetic and potential energies.
What is Mechanical energy.
400
Potential + Kinetic
What is formula for Mechanical Energy.
400
When wood is burned chemical energy is changed to this type of energy.
What is Thermal Energy.
400
The gravitational potential energy of a diver who weighs 600N standing on a platform that is 8m off the ground?
What is 4,800J
400
A hairdryer can convert electrical energy to this form of energy.
What is heat energy.
500
The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another.
What is Law of Conservation of Energy.
500
Force/Area
What is the formula for Pressure.
500
When a skateboarder skates a halfpipe, he travels down the ramp and back up. At the highest point of "air-time," the skateboarder's Kinetic energy changed to something else.
What is potential energy.
500
A pendulum swings and has a kinetic energy of 40J and then rests for a second at the height of its swing. The potential energy at this point is 35J. What is the Mechanical energy of the pendulum?
What is 1,400J.
500
A a nutcracker transfers energy to the nut (To crack it), some of the energy is given off in another form. What is this form of energy?
What is Sound Energy.
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