Kinetic/Potential Energy
Forms of Energy
Changes in Energy
Nuclear Energy
Sound Energy
100
The ability to do work.
What is energy?
100
Energy carried by electricity.
What is electrical energy?
100

What form of energy is occurring when a solid changes into a gas?

Chemical energy

100

What element is used in nuclear energy?

Uranium

100
This type of energy is produced by the vibrations of matter. These vibrations can move through solid, liquid or gaseous matter, but they cannot travel through empty space.
What is sound energy?
200
A force (a push or pull) applied to an object which forces the object to move.
What is work?
200
Energy an object has due to its motion, position or condition.
What is mechanical energy?
200

What causes thermal energy?

A rise in temperature causes atoms and molecules to move faster and collide with each other causing thermal energy.

200

What caused the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl?

The number four reactor went out of control during a low-power test, causing an explosion and fire.

200
Rapid back and forth motion of air or other matter.
What are vibrations?
300
The energy any object has because of its motion.
What is kinetic energy?
300
Energy formed when an atom splits apart or when two atoms join to form one.
What is nuclear energy?
300

When you turn on a lightbulb, what forms of energy are you creating?

light and thermal energy

300

Name two out of the three most well known nuclear disasters

Chernobyl

Fukushima

Three Mile Island

300
The number of waves passing a given point in one second.
What is frequency?
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

What energy change happens when you turn on a music player?

Electrical energy is transforming into sound energy.

400

What are three pros of using nuclear energy?

Answers vary but examples:

a little goes a long way

there is a lot of it that exists

it has a better environmental impact than coal or gas

400
Animals that use low frequency sounds to communicate over long distances.
What are elephants?
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

What energy is change is created when you turn on a gas stove?

Chemical (gas) is transforming into thermal energy (heat)

500

Explain how a nuclear power plant work

  1. The reaction is triggered. ...
  2. Water is heated. ...
  3. Hot water is circulated. ...
  4. Steam is created. ...
  5. Steam energy is converted to electrical energy. ...
  6. Electrical energy is passed to national grid. ...
  7. Electricity is sent through power lines to homes. ...
  8. The steam is cooled and recycled.
500
These sound waves can be used to create images of a patient's body without the harmful effects of x-rays.
What are ultrasound waves?
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