Energy
Conversions
Formulas
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100

What energy is this?

______ energy is the total kinetic energy of all the particles that make up an object. Particles move faster at higher temperatures than at lower temperatures. The faster the particles in an object move, the more thermal energy the object has.

Thermal Energy

100

How many inches are in a foot

12in in 1 foot

100

What is the gravitational pull? 

9.8m/s2

100

What does GPE stand for?

Gravitational Potential Energy

200

What Energy is this?

_______ energy is the kinetic energy of _______ waves, which include visible light, x-rays, and microwaves. X-rays are high-energy waves used by doctors and dentists to look at your bones. Microwaves can be used to cook food or to transmit cellphone calls.

Electromagnetic Energy

200

How many feet are in a mile?

5280 ft in 1 mile

200

What does KE stand for?

Kinetic Energy

300

What energy is this?

_______ energy is the potential mechanical energy stored in an object when work is performed to change its shape. You can observe this energy when you stretch a rubber band or squeeze a spring.

Elastic energy

300

How many feet are in a meter

3.28 ft in 1 meter

300

What is the formula to get jewels?

work=force x distance

300

What does vmean?

Meter per Second

400

What energy is this?

______ is the potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. When an atom’s ____ breaks apart or when the nuclei of two small atoms join together, energy is released. The energy given off by the sun comes from ____ energy. The sun’s light and heat come from these reactions. Without ____ energy from the sun, life would not exist on Earth.

Nuclear Energy

400

How many meters are in a mile?

1609.34m in 1 mile

400

What is the formula for GPE?

distance (meters) x 9.8m/s2 x mass (kg)

400

What does the m mean in KE=1/2(mv2)

Kg

500

What energy is this?

_______energy of an object is the sum of the object’s kinetic energy and potential energy. In other words, ______ energy is the energy of an object due to its motion and its position. A ball that flies through the air has _____ energy because it has both kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy. An object’s _____ energy can be all potential energy, all kinetic energy, or a combination of potential and kinetic energy.

Mechanical Energy

500

How many grams are in a kilogram?

1000 grams in 1 kilogram

500

What is the formula for kinetic energy?

KE=1/2(mv2)

500

What does the work stand for in work=force x distance

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