Energy
What is Kinetic energy?
Kinetic energy is the energy a medium has based on it's motion.
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Explain how the energy of a kettle sitting on a stove would change when you turn the stove burner on.
The kettle would have potential energy, and then when the burner comes on, it would have thermal energy.(Answers Vary)
What is a nonrenewable resource?
A nonrenewable resource is a resource that don't regenerate in a human lifetime. (Answers Vary)
A mineral that breaks smooth has _______.
Cleavage
What is Potential energy?
Potential energy is the energy a medium has based on it's position. (Answers Vary)
What energy transformations does wood go through when it's sitting on a table, and then get's thrown into a fire pit?
When the wood is sitting on the table, it has potential energy. Then, when it is thrown into the fire, it has thermal and chemical energy.
BONUS: On a side note, the fire has thermal and radiant energy, even before the wood is thrown in.
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What is a renewable resource?
A renewable resource is a resource that can regenerate in a human lifetime. (Answers Vary)
A mineral that breaks with jagged edges has _______.
Fracture
What is Thermal energy?
Thermal energy is the energy a medium has based on it's temperature. (Answers Vary)
Explain the energy transformations a tennis ball goes through when it is on the ground, and then gets served and hit with a tennis racket.
The tennis ball has potential energy when it is on the ground. Then, when it is served, it has kinetic energy, and when it is hit with the tennis racket, it has kinetic energy.
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What is an inexhaustible resource?
Inexhaustible resources never run out. (Answers Vary)
The way a mineral reflects light is _____.
Luster
What is Radiant energy?
Radiant energy is the energy a medium has based on it's light. (Answers Vary)
What energy transformations does a rock go through when a person picks it up and skips it on a river?
The rock has potential energy when it is on the ground. Then, when the person pick it up and skips the rock, it has kinetic energy.
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Coal is a ________________.
Nonrenewable resource
The powerhouse of the cell is also known as _______.
Mitochondria/Mitochondrian
What is Chemical energy?
Chemical energy is the energy a medium has based on it's chemical bonds. (Answers Vary)
An energy transformation is the way energy transforms.
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Solar energy is a ___________.
Renewable resource
This part of the cell directs all cell activities.
Nucleus