Kinetic/Potential Energy
Forms of Energy
Changes in Energy
Energy facts
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100
The ability to do work.
What is energy?
100
Energy carried by electricity.
What is electrical energy?
100
This is an example of radiant energy being changed to chemical energy.
What is photosynthesis?
100

Energy can not be created or destroyed- it can be changed (transformed/converted)

What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?

100

The energy conversion when a battery operated object causes something to move.

What is chemical-electrical-kinetic?

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
This is an example of radiant energy being changed to electrical energy.
What is a solar powered calculator?
200

A battery converts ________________ energy to ______________ energy in my Prius

What is chemical to electrical?

200

If you are running down a hill you are experiencing this type of energy

What is kinetic?

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
This is an example of electrical energy being changed to radiant energy.
What is a lamp?
300

As an objects height above the earth increases this type of energy increases

What is potential or GPE?

300

Running a power plant and the sun are both powered by this type of energy

What is nuclear?

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 thermal energy.
What are solar panels?
400

If you feel heat from an object this type of energy is being released

What is thermal?

400

Energy that comes from something being stretched or compression

What is elastic PE?

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

The higher an object is from the surface of the Earth the greater the ________

What is GPE?

500

Burning wood releases these two types of energy

What are light and thermal?

500

2 examples of stored chemical energy

What are food, gas, oil, fuel ?

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