Vocab
Kinetic Energies
Potential Energies
Transformations
Potential and Kinetic
100
This is another "energy" word we use for kinetic energy.
What is mechanical energy?
100
This type of kinetic energy can move through wires in a circuit.
What is electric energy?
100
This is energy due to height off the ground.
What is gravitational potential energy?
100
This energy transformation is taking place
What is chemical potential to thermal?
100
At the top of a hill, you have more of this type of energy
What is potential?
200
This type of energy is an output of systems such as microwaves and lightbulbs
What is radiant?
200
Sunlight is an example of this kinetic energy.
What is radiant?
200
This type of energy is stored through compression or stretching
What is elastic potential?
200
This type of transformation is taking place
What is electrical / chemical potential to radiant?
200
At the bottom of a slope, you have more of this type of energy
What is kinetic?
300
This is another term for heat
What is thermal energy?
300
These 2 kinetic energies travel by waves
What are light and sound?
300
This type of energy is stored in the nucleus of an atom
What is nuclear energy?
300
Fuel in a car's engine to make it move transforms ____ energy into ____ energy
chemical potential energy to mechanical energy
300
An archer drawing back their bow, ready to fire an arrow has this type of energy
What is potential?
400
This statement says that energy is neither created nor destroyed.
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
400
What is point Q?
400
This position has the most potential energy
What is P/R?
400
Friction is transforms _______ energy into ______ energy
What is mechanical/kinetic to thermal (and sound)?
400
This is the relationship between potential energy and kinetic energy
What is- the higher the potential energy, the higher the kinetic energy