Energy Types
Energy Transformers
Name that Energy Example
Captain Planet
Zap!
100
What kind of energy could have changed these plastic bottles' shape?
Thermal (heat) energy or Chemical energy
100
What two types of energy could power this calculator?
Solar Energy (solar panel), and Chemical Energy (batteries)
100
Which is an example of Mechanical Energy?
A. a boulder rolling down a hill
B. a smoke detector going off
C. a spotlight lighting up a stage
D. a girl riding a bicycle
D. a girl riding a bicycle
100
Cardboard boxes can be taken and recycled to make new boxes. How will recycling cardboard boxes most likely benefit customers?
A. People will use more energy.
B. People will not throw away more boxes into the dump.
C. People will buy more boxes.
D. People will purchase more products that come in cardboard boxes.
B. People will not throw away more boxes into the dump.
100
Which of these is not a fossil fuel?
A. Petroleum
B. Rocks and Minerals
C. Natural Gas
D. Oil
B. Rocks and Minerals
200
Turning on a flashlight with batteries (chemical energy) will produce what two other types of energy?
Light/Radiant and Heat/Thermal
200
Bristol turns on this hair curler, in order, what is the first type of energy and what energy does it transform (or change) into?
Electrical Energy into Thermal Energy
200
What cannot be created or destroyed?
Energy
200
Trumah used a magnifying glass to melt a block of cheese. It took him only five minutes to melt the block of cheese. What type of energy did the magnifying glass transfer to the block of cheese?
Thermal (Heat) from the sun.
200
What is the category of energy that is stored in an object that can become another form of energy?
Potential Energy
300
Adrian uses a hand mixer to mix several eggs, what type of energy is used to combine the eggs using the hand mixer?
Mechanical Energy
300
Dwayne cooks a pepperoni pizza in the oven, explain how the pizza becomes hot?
When the oven gets hot it transfers heat energy to the pizza, which causes the pizza to become warm.
300
Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?
A. a football player about to throw a football
B. a pencil sitting on a desk
C. a boy sliding down a waterslide
D. a hamburger getting hot on a grill
C. a boy sliding down a waterslide
300
Looking at this circle graph. How much of the circle is renewable energy?
13% is renewable energy, 6% from Renewable and 7% from Hydropower.
300
What is the category of energy for an object in motion?
Kinetic Energy
400
Heat energy is energy that can move from one source to another rapidly, what is it also called?
Thermal Energy
400
Fatima turns on a TV what is the order of energy that occurs during the transformation from beginning to end?
Electrical (electricity) ---> Light (Radiant), Sound, and Thermal (Heat)
400
Describe what happens to the energy of the rock after it hits the water?
The energy from the rock slows down or stops, the water reacts (explodes on the surface), the rock sinks to the bottom of the lake and stops moving.
400
Choose all of the renewable energy resources.
A. Biomass
B. Petroleum
C. Hydroelectric
D. Natural Gas
E. Wood
F. Rock and Minerals
A. Biomass, C. Hydroelectric, and E. Wood
400
What is an energy source called if it is always available after a short time?
Renewable Energy
500
What energy is used to make this RC car move and spin around? What item provides this energy?
Chemical Energy, Batteries
500
Which of these objects gives off Radiant and Thermal energy?
The light bulb gives off Light (Radiant) and Heat (Thermal) energy.
500
Which position has the greatest kinetic energy?
A. a ball sitting on a desktop
B. a ball rolling on the floor
C. a ball dropping from a roof
D. a ball bounced on a basketball court
C. a ball dropping from a roof
500
Which vehicle changes the environment the least?
A. a semi-truck that uses diesel
B. a car that uses electric batteries
C. a plane that uses petroleum fuel
D. a boat that uses natural gas
B. a car that uses electric batteries
500
What are the six types of energy we have talked about?
MELTS + C
M- Mechanical
E - Electrical
L - Light/Radiant
T - Thermal/Heat
S - Sound
C - Chemical