In general, this is defined as "the ability to do work."
What is energy?
100
Energy carried by electricity.
What is electrical energy?
100
Photosynthesis is an example of _____ energy being transferred into _____ energy.
What are radiant energy and chemical energy?
100
This is the heat transfer that occurs when swimming pools are heated.
What is convection?
100
Nuclear energy is created by either _______ or _______ of atoms.
What are fusion and fission?
200
The type of energy that contains both Kinetic AND Potential Energy
What is Mechanical Energy?
200
Energy an object has due to its motion, position or condition.
What is mechanical energy?
200
A car battery turning on a car radio is an example of the transition from _____ energy to _____ energy.
What are chemical energy and electrical energy?
200
The heat transfer between a hot cup of coffee and a metal spoon used to stir it.
What is conduction?
200
Chernobyl is located in this country.
What is Ukraine?
300
The energy any object has because of its motion.
What is kinetic energy?
300
Energy formed when an atom splits apart (fission) or when two atoms join to form one (fusion)
What is nuclear energy?
300
This is an example of electrical energy being changed to radiant energy, which can be found in most homes and buildings.
What is a lamp, or lightbulb?
300
This is the type of heat transfer that often causes skin cancer, as a side effect.
What is radiation?
300
These are side effects of radiation poisoning in humans.
What are: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin burns, blacking out, heart attacks, and heart failure.
400
Stored energy or energy that an object has due to its position.
What is potential energy?
400
Energy stored in the way atoms are connected to each other.
What is chemical energy?
400
This is an example of radiant energy being changed to electrical energy.
What are solar panels?
400
This type of radiant energy can be used to kill germs. In people, it can cause sunburn, wrinkling, and skin cancer.
What are ultraviolet rays, or UV light?
400
This is the name of the town closest to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor.
What is Pripyat?
500
As a roller coaster car goes down a hill, its potential energy is changed into this.
What is kinetic energy?
500
Energy of the movement of atoms and molecules.
What is thermal energy?
500
This is an example of chemical energy being changed to thermal energy and then to mechanical energy and finally to electrical energy.
What is a power plant?
500
This type of heat transfer can travel through completely empty space: _______, while these other two types (____________, and __________) require a medium.
What are: radiation, conduction & convection?
500
These nations were directly affected by the nuclear radiation coming from the explosions at Chernobyl.
What are Ukraine, Belarus, Finland, Austria and Sweden?