Vocabulary
What is energy?
the ability to do work
plugging in a heater -> it giving off heat
electrical to thermal
coal, oil, natural gas
The form of energy that gives off heat
thermal
If a girl is running, is that potential or kinetic energy
kinetic
Energy stored in an object as a result of its position.
What is potential energy?
pulling back a sling shot -> releasing it
elastic -> kinetic
Name 3 examples of renewable resources
biomass, wind, solar, hydroelectric, tidal
A magnet is an example of what form of energy
magnetic
A car on the top of a hill has what type of energy
potential or gravitational
The energy of action/motion.
What is kinetic energy?
plugging in a lamp -> giving off light
electrical -> radiant
one disadvantage of non-renewable resources
poisonous gasses, destroys land, hurts animals, hurts plants
Gasoline is an example of what form of energy
What energy source is a black rock that you burn to release energy
coal
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
chemical -> kinetic
One advantage of wind power
it is renewable (we will never run out)
The form of energy that is made from using both potential and kinetic energy
mechanical
When you throw a bowling ball down the lane and it hits the pins, what happens to the energy
It transfers to the pins (knocking them down or moving them).