Words
So much Energy
Kinds of energy
The Green Kind
Figure it out
100
The ability to do work.
What is energy?
100
This is the energy in the motion of an object.
What is kinetic energy?
100
This is energy due to the motion in the particles in an object.
What is heat energy or thermal energy?
100
This is the kind of energy involved in those big rotating things that turn when air pushes them.
What is wind energy?
100
This is the formula for work.
What is Force X Distance?
200
The rate at which work is done.
What is power?
200
This is the energy stored in an object due to its shape or position.
What is potential energy.
200
This is energy stored in the bonds between atoms within molecules.
What is chemical energy?
200
This is energy from sunlight.
What is solar energy?
200
This is the formula for power.
What is work/time (work divided by time)?
300
What you do when you exert force on an object and cause it to move.
What is work?
300
This is the stored energy due to the height of an object.
What is gravitational potential energy.
300
This is the energy stored within and between the particles in the nucleus of atoms.
What is nuclear energy?
300
This is energy that comes from water in motion.
What is hydropower?
300
This is the amount of work done by Mr. Carpenter when he's pushing as hard as he can on the wall.
What is none?
400
The metric unit for work or for energy.
What is Joule?
400
This is the kind of stored energy in a spring that is compressed.
What is elastic potential energy?
400
This is energy that travels through space in waves.
What is electromagnetic energy?
400
This is heat energy stored in the earth.
What is geothermal energy?
400
This is the amount of work done when a 500 Newton person goes up a 3 meter staircase.
What is 1500 Joules?
500
The metric unit for power, equivalent to one Joule per second.
What is a Watt?
500
This is the formula for kinetic energy.
What is K.E. = 1/2mv^2
500
This is an example of electromagnetic energy.
What is any of: Sunlight Light Radiant Heat (infrared radiation) Radio waves Microwaves X-rays Cosmic rays UV light
500
This is the renewable energy category represented by ethanol.
What is biomass energy?
500
This is the amount of power used by a 500 Newton person when he goes up a 4 meter staircase in 10 seconds.
What is 200 Watts?
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