Transformations
Curves
CCR
KE
Miscellaneous
100
Name the transformation: The sun
nuclear to light/heat
100
What statement BEST explains the plateau seen in the cooling curve of naphthalene? 
The energy of the system remains constant.
100
The process that keeps heat from being transferred between two substances is
insulation
100
Calculate the kinetic energy from a 2kg ball traveling at 6 m/s (be specific with your SI units)
36 Joules
100
Who is this?
Squilliam Fancyson
200
Name the transformation: alarm clock going off (plugged into the wall)
electrical to mechanical/sound/light
200
Examine the graph. What is happening around 100 Celsius?
The substance is boiling (boiling point)
200
Thermal energy is transferred from the heating element to the pot of boiling water. What is the MOST likely method of heat transfer? 
Conduction
200
A mass of 4 kg is traveling at a velocity of 3 m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy.
18 Joules
200
What has to be broken before you can use it?
Egg
300
Name the transformation: falling acorn
Potential to kinetic
300
What phase is this substance in through segment A?
Solid
300
the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves is called
radiation
300
An object travels at 5 m/s and has a mass of 6 kg. Calculate the kinetic energy.
75 Joules
300
Name this dog breed
Golden Retriever
400
Name the transformation: eating a pizza
mechanical/kinetic to chemical
400
What is happening to the energy in this cooling curve?
It is decreasing
400
This process of heat transfer is BEST described as 
Convection
400
An object known to have KE = 98 Joules travels at 7 m/s. Find its mass.
DAILY DOUBLE
m = 4 kg
400
What gets wet while drying?
a towel
500
Name the transformation: kicking a ball
DAILY DOUBLE
chemical/potential to mechanical/kinetic
500
What phase is the substance in at segment B?
Liquid
500
During the day, the temperature of the sand in a desert rises as the sand is heated by the sun. After the sun sets, the sand cools. What happens to the heat energy in the sand as it cools?
It is transferred to the air via the process of radiation.
500
An object known to have KE = 54 Joules has a mass of 3 kg. Find the velocity of the object.
v = 6 m/s
500
Who is this retired four-star general in the United States Army?
Colin Powell