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Energy Forms
Potential vs. Kinetic
Thermal Energy
Bridges
Engineering Design
100
What kind of energy is used when a machine is plugged into a wall outlet?
Electrical
100
When a ball is dropped, when does it have the most potential energy?
The moment it i dropped or the highest point
100
When a warm soda is placed in a bucket of ice, which has the most thermal energy?
The soda
100
What type of force presses thing together?
Compression
100
What is the first step of the engineering design process?
Identify the problem
200
What kind of energy is carried in the Sun's rays?
Electromagnetic energy
200
When a ball is dropped, when does it have the most kinetic energy?
the lowest point or right before it hits the ground
200
When a warm soda is placed in a bucket of ice, where will energy move?
From the soda to the ice
200
What type of force pulls things tight?
Tension
200
Once you have identified the problem what should be you next step?
research what other people have done
300
What kind of energy is stored in the nucleus of an atom?
nuclear
300
When a ball is tossed in the air, when does it have the greatest kinetic energy?
The lowest point
300
When a warm soda is placed in a bucket of ice, when will they stop transferring energy?
When they are the same temperature
300
What type of bridge is hung on cables?
Suspension
300
After you have built a prototype, what is the next step?
Test the prototype
400
What kind of energy is found in a stretched spring?
Elastic potential
400
When a ball is tossed in the air, when does it have the most potential energy?
The highest point or top of the curve
400
Which has the most thermal energy, 8oz. of hot tea or 8oz.of iced tea?
hot tea
400
What type of bridge displaces the force around a half circle?
Arch bridge
400
What is the final step before the cycle begins again?
Redesign
500
What kind of energy is stored in the food you eat?
Chemical
500
When does a stretched spring have the most potential energy?
When it is stretched the most
500
Which has the most thermal energy an ice sculpture or a thimble of boiling water?
ice sculpture
500
How can a beam bridge be made stronger?
Adding trusses or triangles
500
After you have brainstormed and drawn 2D diagrams, what is the next step?
Build a prototype