More or Less
This has the most energy: walking OR running
Running
List the 3 types of renewable energy.
Solar, wind, hydroelectric
List the 3 types of nonrenewable energy.
Coal, oil, natural gas
Name the 5 forms of energy.
Light, movement, electric, sound, thermal
This is the way that sound energy is transferred.
Vibrations
This has the least energy: snow OR bath water
Snow
A good thing about renewable energy is _______.
It will never run out; Good for the environment
A good thing about nonrenewable energy is ______.
Easy - we already use it; You can you use any day/time
This is the way that electrical energy is transferred.
Electric current
Energy can never be _____.
Destroyed
This has the most energy: candle OR Smartboard
Smartboard
A bad thing about renewable energy is _______.
It’s not always sunny/windy; It’s expensive; It takes up lots of space
A bad thing about nonrenewable energy is ______.
Pollution; It will run out
Give an example of how movement energy can be transformed into electric energy.
A windmill takes movement energy from the wind and spins a turbine to make electricity.
Give an example of how electric energy can be transformed into thermal energy.
Electric energy from an outlet turns an oven on.
This has the least energy: scream OR whisper
Whisper
It is important to conserve (save) energy because _______.
The less energy we use, the longer our resources will last and the better it is for our environment.
Another name for nonrenewable energy is _______.
Fossil fuels
Describe 2 types of energy you could find at school.
Thermal - heater, light - Smartboard, sound - basketball bouncing, electricity - outlets, movement - kids running
Describe 2 types of energy you could find at home.
Thermal - oven, light - lamps, sound - bouncing ball, electricity - outlets, movement - family walking
This has the most energy: crawling OR skipping
Skipping
Describe how a windmill creates electric energy.
The movement energy from the wind spins a turbine and creates electricity.
Describe how a power plant creates electric energy.
A power plant burns fossil fuels, the thermal energy from the fire spins a turbine and creates electricity.
A ball’s energy ______ when it stops.
Decreases
When you turn off a light switch, what happens?
The electric energy can’t flow through the circuit so the light turns off.