Forms of Energy

Energy

100

The ability to do work.

What is energy?

200

A push or pull applied to an object which causes the object to move.

What is a force?

300

The energy any object has because of its motion.

What is kinetic energy?

400

Stored energy or energy that an object has due to its position.

What is potential energy?

500

As a roller coaster car goes down a hill, its potential energy is changed into this.

What is kinetic energy?

Forms of Energy

100

Energy carried by electricity.

What is electrical energy?

200

Energy an object has due to its motion, position or condition.

What is mechanical energy?

300

Energy you can hear

What is sound energy?

400

Energy that can be felt. It is measured by a thermometer.

What is thermal energy?

500

Energy you can see. 

What is light energy?

Changes in Energy

100

A bicycle rider uses this type is energy.

What is mechanical?

200

A solar powered calculator changes light energy to this type of energy.

What is a electrical?

300

The 2 forms of energy a lamp uses?

What is electrical energy being changed to light energy.?

400

A wind turbine uses 2 forms of energy.

What is mechanical and electrical?

500

This place produces electrical energy for homes and businesses.

What is a power plant?

Vocabulary

100

A force the cause objects to move away

What is push

200

Movement

What is motion?

300

How fast or slow and object moves

What is speed?

400

When 2 or more objects touch each other and transfer energy.

What is collision

500

The ability to do work or cause motion

What is energy?