Kinetic Energy
Potential Energy
Energy Transformations
Vocabulary
Energy
100
This form of energy resulting in movement of charged particles.
What is electrical energy?
100
This type of potential energy is compressed or stretched.
What is elastic potential energy?
100
The type of energy transformation is occurring when a pendulum is held in position, then swings when released.
What is potential to kinetic energy?
100
The ability to do work.
What is energy?
100
Two football players colliding is called this.
What is energy chain?
200
This type of kinetic energy is created from noise through vibrations.
What is Sound Energy?
200
Eating a banana is an example of this type of potential energy.
What is chemical energy?
200
Energy transformation that occurs when gasoline makes a car run.
What is chemical to mechanical energy?
200
Stored energy an object has which can change based on its position or shape.
What is potential energy?
200
The ultimate source of all our energy.
What is the sun?
300
This kinetic energy has been harnessed from the sun and can be transformed into many different forms of energy.
What is Radiant Energy?
300
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
What is nuclear energy?
300
Cooking a hamburger and eating it.
What is thermal to chemical energy?
300
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it only changes form.
What is law of conservation?
300
The measure of speed in a certain direction.
What is velocity?
400
An example of this type of kinetic energy is fire.
What is thermal energy?
400
This potential energy depends on mass and height.
What is gravitational potential energy?
400
Playing music on the radio.
What is electrical to sound energy?
400
Energy of motion.
What is kinetic energy?
400
A tractor trailer and a motorcycle travel at same speed. Explain why the tractor trailer has more kinetic energy.
What is the tractor trailer has more mass?
500
The machines at Whitworth Tool is an example of this kind of kinetic energy.
What is mechanical energy?
500
Chemical, Elastic Potential, Gravitational, and Nuclear Energy
What are the 4 types of Potential Energy?
500
The sun is shining and is warming a metal bench.
What is radiant (solar) to thermal energy?
500
This takes place when energy changes from one form to another.
What is energy transformation?
500
Joules
What is the units energy is measured in?
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