Energy Resources
Kinetic Energy
Wild Card
Potential Energy
Everyday Energy
100

This type of resource can easily be resupplied or limitless.

What is a Renewable resource?

100

Write the definition for kinetic energy.

Energy of an object because of its motion.

100

*Double Points = 200*

The name of the machine students will design in the Unit 2 Big Challenge

What is a Rube Goldberg machine?

100

Write the definition for potential energy.

Stored energy to be used later.
100

This type of energy is used when a charger is plugged into an outlet.

What is electrical energy?

200

This type of resource exists in limited supply.

What is a non-renewable resource?
200

True or False. 

When motion of an object increases, kinetic energy increases.

True

200

List two indicators to know when energy is present

Feeling heat

Feeling vibrations

Seeing movement

Hearing sounds

200

Provide an example of potential energy

Answer vary.

Example: Pencil sitting on a the edge of a desk

200

The energy absorbed by solar panels on buildings.

What is light energy?

300

Sunlight is an example of this type of resource.

What is a Renewable resource?

300

Provide an example of kinetic energy

Answers vary.

Example: Car rolling down a hill

300

These are all examples of resources that can not easily be made again.

What is coal, oil, and/or natural gas?

300

The type of energy used in a slinky.

What is elastic energy?

300

Music is an example of this type of energy.

What is sound energy?

400

This is an example of a non-renewable resource produced by the remains of long-dead plants and animals.

What are fossil fuels?

400

*Double points* = 800

The two indicators for sound energy in the tuning fork.

What is movement - vibrations?

What is hearing - sound?

400

This type of energy was displayed in the Radiometer demonstration with the turning of the flags.

What is kinetic energy? OR What is mechanical energy?

400

*Double points* = 800

In Newton's Cradle this type of potential energy was transformed into kinetic energy.


What is gravitational potential energy?

400

The energy used to cook food in oven or on a stove.

What is thermal energy?