Types of Energy (HARD!)
Kinetic and Potential Energy
Force
Energy
Random
100
We get this type of energy from the Sun
Solar or radiation
100
As a car accelerates, its ___________ energy increases.
kinetic energy
100
A result of a physical action or movement
force
100

Stored energy is referred to as __________ energy. 

A. conserved

B. kinetic

C. thermal

D. potential

D. potential


100

A roller coaster car at the top a hill has 30 Joules (J) of potential energy and 0 J of kinetic energy. At the bottom of the hill, the car has 30 J of kinetic energy and 0 J of potential energy. Which principle does the roller coaster car demonstrate?

A. Conservation of energy 

B. Conservation of mass

C. Conservation of gravity

A. Conservation of energy

200
Large windmills capture this type of energy
wind energy
200

A golf ball sitting on a tree has...

potential energy

200
If you push yourself once on a skateboard, why will you eventually stop?
friction
200

When an object falls, the gravitational potential energy __________ as the kinetic energy increases. 

A. increases

B. decreases

C. remains the same

D. you cannot determine this without knowing the mass

B. decreases


200

Which of the following correctly describes the changes in energy for a roller coaster car as it rolls down a hill?

A. Kinetic energy increases and potential energy decreases.

B. Kinetic energy decreases and potential energy increases.

C. Kinetic energy increases and potential energy does not change.

A. Kinetic energy increases and potential energy decreases.



300
This energy powers your precious video game consoles
electric energy
300
The units of measurement for kinetic energy
joules
300
This force increases as the mass of an object increases.


It's also why we stay on the ground...

gravity
300

Which graph shows how PE and KE flow with objects falling from a building?

*Refer to the whiteboard

A

300

Which of these has gravitational potential energy?

A. A pocket of methane gas

B. A skier at the top of a mountain  

C. A turning gear in a bicycle

B. A skier at the top of a mountain  


400
Water is force through a dam and moves a turbine to create this type of energy.
hydroelectric energy
400

What has more kinetic energy: 

1. A car with a mass of 3000kg traveling at 20 mph

2. A truck with a mass of 10,000kg traveling at 20 mph

2. A truck with a mass of 10,000kg traveling at 20 mph

400
This force helps compasses work
Magnetic
400

Which graph shows how PE and KE flow in a pendulum?

*Refer to the whiteboard

C

400

What happens to a moving car that experiences an increase in kinetic energy?

A. Its height decreases.

B. Its speed decreases.

C. Its speed increases.

C. Its speed increases.


500
Atoms are split or fused in large reactors to create this type of energy. 
Nuclear energy
500

These two variables determine an object's Kinetic and Potential energy

mass and velocity (weight & speed)

500
Obi Wan Kenobi told Luke trust his instincts and use....
The Force!
500

Which graph shows how PE and KE flow on a roller coaster?

*Refer to the whiteboard

B

500

What happens to the total energy (the sum of KE and PE) of a roller coaster, a pendulum or an object as it falls?

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Stays constant

C. Stays constant

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