Energy 1
Energy is defined as _________.
Ability to do work
Stored energy is called
Potential Energy
Electrons
Why is metal easy to warm up and cool down?
Low specific heat
Where does the weather occur?
At fronts
List 3 renewable resources
Wind, solar, hydroelectric, biomass, and geothermal
A circuit with two or more paths for current to travel
Parallel circuit
What type of pressure system brings lousy weather?
Low pressures
A hungry football player eating a large sandwich to use the food for energy.
Chemical energy -> mechanical energy
When more paths are added to a circuit what happens to the total resistance of the circuit
Resistance decreases
Draw a series circuit with 2 bulbs and a switch
Diagram
Winds blow from where to where?
High to low pressure
What is the law of conservation of energy?
Energy can not be created or destroyed.
Why does water take a long time to heat up and cool down?
It has a high specific heat
Type of circuit that has only one path for the charge to travel
series circuit
What type of weather do high-pressure systems bring?
Happy weather, dry and sunny
List 3 non-renewable resources
Petroleum, coal, natural gas, uranium and propane.
The energy of motion is called
Kinetic energy
What is electricity
The movement of charge around a circuit
Draw a parallel circuit with 3 lightbulbs that are independent of each other.
Diagram
What direction do nearly all weather systems move in the United States?
The northeast