Kinetic/Potential Energy
Forms of Energy
Changes in Energy
Potential/Kinetic
Misc
100
What is energy?
The ability to do work.
100
Energy carried by electricity.
What is electrical energy?
100
This is an example of light energy being changed to chemical energy.
What is photosynthesis, or food
100
What kind of energy do you have at the top of a slide?
Potential
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
What is work?
energy
200
Energy in a spring.
What is elastic energy
200
Name the energy transformation in a flashlight.
Chemical --->Light Energy
200
What type of energy do you have sliding down a slide.
Kinetic
200
Rapid back and forth motion of air or other matter.
What are vibrations?
300
What is kinetic energy?
The energy any object has because of its motion.
300
Energy from an outlet, that powers items like a computer.
Electrical Energy
300
Name the energy transformation that happens with a hair dryer.
Electrical ----->Heat
300
What kind of energy is a stretched rubber band?
potential
300
Name as many forms of energy as you can.
you should have named 6! light, heat, sound, electrical, chemical, elastic. Will also accept potential and kinetic
400
What is potential energy?
Stored energy or energy that an object has due to its position.
400
Energy stored in food.
What is chemical energy
400
Name the energy transformation in a wind up toy.
Elastic ------>Kinetic
400
Name an example of kinetic energy.
anything that is moving
400
Describe all of the energy transformations that occur with a television.
Electrical ----->Light/sound-----Heat (wasted)
500
As a roller coaster car goes down a hill, its potential energy is changed into this.
kinetic energy?
500
Energy of the movement of atoms and molecules. Like the energy that we get from a fire.
What is heat energy?
500
Name the energy transformation in kicking a ball.
Chemical -----> Kinetic
500
Name an example of potential energy.
example of energy being stored for later use
500
Describe the energy transformation of a battery operated radio
Chemical ----->Sound
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