Potential or Kinetic
Which type of energy is stored energy that has not been used yet?
Potential Energy
Which kind of energy is stored in things like food, batteries, and gasoline: Chemical or Mechanical?
Chemical
Who invented the Law of Conservation of Energy?
Albert Einstein
Which renewable resources uses energy from the sun?
Solar Energy
Which type of non-renewable resource creates radioactive waste?
Nuclear Energy
Which type of energy is energy in motion?
Kinetic Energy
When you plug in your phone, what type of energy are you using: Thermal or Electrical?
Electrical
What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred.
Which type of renewable resource uses wind?
Wind Energy
The burning of fossil fuels is causing global warming: True or False?
True
A ball sitting on the ground is an example of which type of energy?
Potential
What type of energy comes from splitting atoms in a reactor: Mechanical or Nuclear?
Nuclear
Which type of energy is the largest source of electricity generation in Canada?
Hydro (water)
Which type of renewable resource uses flowing water?
Hydro Energy
Give an example of conserving energy.
Answers will vary
A car driving down the highway is an example of which kind of energy?
Kinetic
Thermal
Which forms of renewable energy are not efficient and why?
Solar and wind because you do not always have access to sun and wind.
What type of renewable resource uses heat from below the Earth's surface to create steam?
Geothermal
Why is it important to conserve non-renewable resources?
They take millions of years to form and cannot be replaced quickly, so when they are gone, they are gone forever within our lifetime.
At the very peak of a rollercoaster, is it considered potential or kinetic energy?
Potential
Solar energy from a solar panel on someone's roof is an example of which type of energy: Thermal or Chemical?
What does dissipation mean?
What type of renewable resource comes from burning plants, crops, and animal waste?
Biomass
Who do you think uses more energy - wealthy countries or developing countries?
Wealthy countries use more energy because electronics that use electricity. They also have more vehicles, airplanes, factories, etc. which requires more energy.