Vocabulary
Energy
The ability to cause change
If a boy is on a swing set and is at the bottom, he is at his lowest ____ and MAX _____.
GPE, KE
Mechanical Energy
Movement of objects
Electromagnetic Energy
Energy that is reflected or emitted from objects in the form of electrical and magnetic waves that can travel through space.
Kinetic Energy
The energy found in motion
What are the forms of energy found in transformations?
Radiant, thermal, electrical, sound, elastic, chemical, nuclear, electromagnetic
Electrical Energy
Movement of Electrons
Mechanical Energy
The sum of the KE and the GPE in a system as they transform into one another according to the Law of Conservation, The total energy of a system remains constant
Potential Energy
The energy stored in position (NO MOTION)
As the boy goes back down, he ____ speed and loses ______. ____ is transforming into ___.
gains, height, GPE, KE
Thermal Energy
Movement of atoms (heat)
Elastic Energy
energy stored in compressed or stretched objects (Ex. springs, rubber bands)
Gravitational potential energy
Gravitational: energy stored in objects that could fall (GPE). Energy is stored as height
When the boy is at the highest point, he has a MAX ____ and 0 ____
GPE, KE
Sound Energy
Movement of waves through a medium
Chemical
energy stored in chemical bonds (food)
Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy can never be created or destroyed, only changed into other forms of energy.
As he goes up, he _____ down and gains ______. ___ is transforming into _____
slows, height, KE, GPE
Radiant Energy
Movement of light waves
Nuclear
energy stored in atomic bonds (power plant)