Vocabulary
The ability to make things move or change
What is Energy?
Heat, light, sound, and motion are the ways we observe this form of energy
Lifting or suspending an object
What is gravitational potential energy?
The two main forms of energy that are always converting into eachother
What are Kinetic and Potential Energy?
These species have no predators in their ecosystems
What is tertiary consumer? (or Apex Predator)
To make something move from one place or object to another place or object
What is transfer?
All objects possess this form of energy
Thermal Energy
A stretched out rubber band
What is elastic potential energy?
An apple falling from a tree
What is GPE to KE motion?
A squirrel eating an acorn
What is primary consumer?
To change from one form to another form
What is convert?
When an object or system has the opportunity to make the greatest change
What is potential energy?
The movement of molecules in an object
A firecracker being lit
What is CPE to KE heat and light?
The sun transfers energy to this trophic level in our energy pyramid?
What is a producer?
Chemical reaction that produces heat and light
What is combustion?
The impact of increasing heat, or thermal energy, on a system
What is increased kinetic energy?
A flashlight converts this form of energy into Kinetic energy
What is Electrical Potential Energy
A cup of coffee cooling down would be an example of this form of energy conversion
What is Thermal Energy to Potential Energy?
The form of stored energy that passes through our Energy pyramid
What is Chemical Potential Energy?
Measuring the amount of heat released or absorbed in a chemical reaction
What is calorimetry?
The closer together the molecules the (more/less) thermal energy that exists
What is less?
Chemical energy is released in this process
What is combustion?
A ball bouncing off the ground
What is elastic potential energy to kinetic energy motion?
The role of a secondary consumer is to feed on these