Kinetic Energy
Kinetic energy depends on these two things.
What are mass and speed?
Gravitational potential energy depends on these two things.
What are mass and height?
This type of energy is defined as the ability to do work. You might think of a machine when considering it.
What is Mechanical Energy?
Name the energy transformation that a solar panel uses.
What is radiant to thermal energy?
As a roller coaster car descends a hill, its potential energy is converted into this type of energy, making the ride exciting.
What is Kinetic Energy?
What does velocity mean the same as?
What is speed?
A drawn bow possesses this specific type of potential energy before the arrow is released, which then transforms into kinetic energy
What is Elastic Potential Energy?
Light is an example of this kinetic-only energy type that can be transferred in space, but cannot be stored in a box
What is Radiant Energy?
When logs burn in a fireplace, the stored chemical energy within them is primarily changed into these two forms of energy.
What are radiant and thermal energy?
What does the 'MRS' in 'Mrs. Cent' represent when discussing types of energy?
What are Mechanical, Radiant, and Sound Energy?
What types of energy are ONLY kinetic?
What are sound, thermal, and radiant?
Where does a rollercoaster car have the most potential energy?
What is at the top or heighest point?
This energy depends on the type and arrangement of atoms in a molecule, and is found in things like food, batteries, and gasoline
This energy depends on the type and arrangement of atoms in a molecule, and is found in things like food, batteries, and gasoline
Name the energy transformations that occur with a glow stick.
What is mechanical to chemical to radiant?
When a pendulum bob swings from its lowest point back up to its highest point, this energy transformation is occurring.
What is kinetic to potential energy?
What is at the bottom of a hill before starting to slow down?
What types of energy are ONLY potential?
What are Chemical and Nuclear?
Formed from the powerful forces holding an atom’s nucleus together, it is stored as potential energy and released as kinetic energy during fission or fusion reactions
What is Nuclear Energy?
Name an object that transformations eletrical energy into thermal energy.
What is (multiple answers accepted)?
What is another name for light energy?
What is radiant energy?
How does using a metal ball instead of a plastic ball on a ramp increase kinetic energy?
What is it increases mass and the more mass something has the more kinetic energy it will have?
Name something that has chemical potential energy.
What is a (battery, food, gas, etc)?
This type of energy is caused by the random motion of atoms or molecules, and an object that feels hot has a lot of it
What is Thermal Energy?
What is another name for thermal energy?
What is heat energy?
This fundamental law states that energy is neither created nor destroyed, only converted from one form to another
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?