Vocabulary
Forms of energy
Energy Transformations
100
Form of energy due to its motion
What is kinetic
100
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
100

What type of energy transformation occurs in the following scenario: turning on a flashlight

What is chemical to electrical to radiant/thermal

200
Form of energy due to its position and shape
What is potential energy
200
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
200
What type of energy transformation occurs in the following scenario: A windmill spinning
What is mechanical to electrical
300
Form of potential energy that is due to its height
What is gravitational potential
300
A student is cold while she waits outside for the bus so she decides to rub her hands together. What form of energy is her mechanical energy being converted into?
What is heat/thermal energy
300
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
when one form of energy converts into another form
What is energy transformation
400

The sum of potential and kinetic energy

What is mechanical

400
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 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

The ability to do work

What is energy

500

What are the 2 main energy transformation of a rollercoaster?

potential to Kinetic 

500

A toaster turns this kind of energy into this kind of energy

What is electrical to thermal

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