Energy Tranformation
Definitions
Calculations
Potential/Kinetic Energy
Random
100
Burning a candle.
What is Chemical energy -> heat energy
100
Define Potential Energy
What is energy that is stored energy
100
Explain how to calculate Velocity
What is Distance/Time=Velocity
100
A book setting on a shelf
PE
100
Kinetic and potential energy both relate to:
What is motion measured in Joules
200
Using a hot plate to boil water.
Electrical energy -> heat energy
200
Energy of motion is called what
What is Kinetic Energy
200
Calculate the Potential Energy Mass= .90 grams Height= 3.5 meters
What is 30.87 Joules
200
A heavy vase on a table has this type of energy.
PE
200
What does kinetic energy depend on?
What is mass and the speed of the object.
300
A hungry football player eating a large sandwich to use the food for energy.
Chemical energy -> mechanical energy
300
Define gravity and explain what the exact calculation is on Earth
What is the force that brings you down to the ground and 9.8 m/s
300
Calculate the Potential Energy Mass= .70 grams Height= 1.9 meters
What is 13.034 Joules
300
A person running down the sidewalk has this type of energy.
KE
300
Is it possible to have Kinetic and Potential Energy on a roller coaster? Explain.
Potential at the top of the hill Kinetic as it is moving down the hill
400
Using a solar-powered calculator.
Radiant energy -> electrical energy
400
What is the formula for calculating potential energy
mass x gravity x height
400
Calculate the Kinetic Energy Mass= .70 grams Velocity= 2.6 m/s
What is 2.366 Joules
400
A person that has just jumped from an airplane has this type of energy.
KE
400
Energy that has the ability to fall; this type of energy increases the higher up you go.
What is gravitational energy or potential energy
500
A solar panel on the roof of a building used to heat and cool the building.
Radiant energy -> electrical energy
500
What is the formula for calculating Kinetic Energy
.5 x mass x velocity ^2
500
Calculate the Kinetic Energy Mass= .25 grams Distance= 1.9 meters Time= 2 seconds
What is .1128125 Joules
500
Explain the difference between Potential and Kinetic Energy
Potential is stored energy as where Kinetic is energy in motion
500
The law of conservation of energy states what:
Energy can not be created nor destroyed it can only be transferred
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