Types of Energy
This word means the ability to cause change
What is energy?
The energy an object has due to its motion.
What is kinetic energy?
Riding a bike is an example of this kind of energy.
What is kinetic energy?
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only changed into a different form of energy. This is known as _______
What is the law of conservation of energy?
The sun heating earths surface is an example of what type of energy transfer.
What is light/radiant energy to thermal energy?
Energy is measured in ______
What is Joules?
If you imagine a drop of water about to fall down a waterfall, at the top of the waterfall the drop of water has this kind of energy.
What is gravitational potential energy?
This form of energy cooks food in boiling water
What is thermal energy?
When is the kinetic energy the greatest on a roller coaster?
What is at the bottom of the first hill?
Thermal energy flows from _____ temperature to ______ temperature.
What is higher and lower?
Which of the following is not a type of potential energy?
Gravitational, Chemical, Thermal, Light
What is thermal?
This type of energy is present on the reservoir side of a hydroelectric dam.
What is electrical potential energy?
This is the energy stored in the nucleus of the atom
What is nuclear energy?
How can a roller coaster gain potential energy?
What is start at a higher point?
Geothermal energy is energy generated inside the __________.
What is the Earth?
List all 7 types of energy from the notes
What is nuclear, chemical, kinetic, gravitational potential, electrical, thermal, light?
Kinetic energy depends on...
What is the mass and velocity of an object?
Of all the states, gas particles have the most ______ energy and move at the _____ speed.
What is kinetic and fastest?
A hair dryer transforms _______energy to _____ energy.
What is electrical and thermal?
This type of solar energy is in a photovoltaic cell.
What is active solar energy?
What happens to the potential and kinetic energy as a ball rolls down a ramp?
What is potential energy is converted to kinetic energy
Photons coming from the Sun are this type of energy.
What is light/radiant energy?
How is kinetic energy calculated?
What is KE=0.5*m*v2 ?
The turbine turns a generator to produce this type of energy.
What is electrical?
This type of solar energy heats water then the hot water circulates in the walls and heats your house.
What is passive solar energy?