Forms of Energy
These are the two main forms of energy. Every other form of energy fall into these two catgories.
What is kinetic and potential energy?
Who first theorized the law of conservation of energy in 1907?
Who was Albert Einstein?
These are the two opposite types of charges.
What are electrons?
This type of energy is both the kinetic and potential energy that an object has - think about a bow and arrow that is 'drawn' back.
What is mechanical energy?
The law states that energy cannot be..
What is 'created or destroyed'.
When two particles are the same charge, they _________ each other.
What is repel?
If I rub a balloon on my hair, it will pick up extra electrons (negative charges). If I put the balloon next to a wall, it might be attracted to these charges.
What are positive charges?
This type of energy is the total kinetic energy of the particles in an object - heat is how we can measure the flow of this energy.
What is thermal energy?
Gas burning in a car is an example of the use of this form of energy being transformed into mechanical energy.
What is chemical energy?
When two particles are both oppositely charged, they _______ each other.
What is attract?
When you get a shock from static electricity, these particles are jumping from one object to another.
What are electrons?
This form of energy occurs charged particles move, creating a kind of current.
What is electrical energy?
A ball at the top of the hill has potential energy. When it rolls down the hill, this energy transforms into...
What is kinetic energy?
When object move because of their charge, this is called...
What is electrostatic force?
This type of material does not allow electricity to pass through it easily.
What is an insulator?
This form of energy occurs when atoms (which contains potential energy) are split in a reactor. This energy can be used to heat water into steam, which can turn a turbine and generate electricity.
What is nuclear energy?
When a musician strikes a drum, mechanical energy (stick hitting drum) transforms into..
This event in nature occurs when water droplets and ice particles in clouds become oppositely charged, resulting in electrostatic force.
What is thunder/lightning?
This type of material allows electricity to pass through it easily. (Example: copper wire)
What is a conductor?