You notice after you walk across a room, you feel a spark when you touch the doorknob.
Mechanical to electrical
100
You are using an electric blanket to keep you warm.
What is conduction.
100
Law that states that energy and mass are always conserved in a closed system.
What is law of conservation of energy.
200
A home being heated from the natural heat underground
geothermal energy
200
Nuclear power plants use nuclear energy to create this type of energy.
What is electrical energy.
200
A turbine rotates to produce electricity.
What is mechanical to electrical
200
You are warming your hands by a fire.
What is radiation.
200
Names 3 ways to conserve energy.
What is Mass transportation, improve efficiency of appliances, keep battery chargers unplugged.
300
A type of energy that uses the pressure of water to turn a turbine and produce electricity.
What is hydropower/hydroelectricity
300
The term used for the splitting of an atom
What is nuclear fission.
300
This energy transformation takes place when something burns.
What is chemical to mechanical.
300
Boiling WATER on a stove.
What is convection.
300
Coal, crude oil and natural gas are nonrenewable resources and they are called __________________
What is fossil fuels.
400
The total sum a potential and kinetic energy.
What is mechanical energy.
400
This subatomic particle is released from an atom to produce nuclear energy.
What is a neutron.
400
Chemical energy is stored in bonds. Therefore, chemical energy is also considered this type of energy.
What is potential energy.
400
Variation in water temperature is creating ocean currents.
What is convection.
400
Research finds that out of all of the nonrenewable resources used in the world, this one is depended upon the most.
What is oil.
500
Organic materials that come from plants and animals to create energy.
What is biomass energy
500
One atom splits up and releases energetic neutrons, ready to split up more atoms and release more neutrons. If this process is not stopped, a nuclear meltdown can occur.
What is a chain reaction.
500
This type of energy transformation will operate a toaster.
What is electrical to thermal.
500
The second floor of a home is warmer than the bottom floor.
What is convection
500
The equation that supports Einstein's theory stating energy and mass are equivalent and can be converted into each other.