Vocabulary
Energy I
Energy II
Energy III
Vocabulary II
100
Energy that is produced by heat.
what is Thermo Energy
100
Riding a bike is an example of this kind of energy.
Kinetic energy
100
What do we call fuel sources such as coal, oil, and natural gas?
Nonrenewable energy sources
100
Wind, solar, and biomass are examples of what?
Renewable energy sources.
100
What is nonrenewable energy?
Non-renewable energy comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes.
200
The energy of motion.
Kinetic energy
200
What kind of energy is shown in the picture below?
Nuclear energy
200
Turbines collect this energy source in wide open spaces like hills.
Wind energy
200
Heat energy from the earth.
Geothermal energy.
200
What is renewable energy?
Renewable energy is any kind of energy that comes from natural sources and won't run out in a lifetime.
300
Type of energy that is stored.
Potential energy.
300
The amount of matter that an object contains.
Mass
300
Throwing an object, causing another object to move kinetically is an example of what energy
Mechanical Energy
300
What are fossil fuels made from?
The remains of dead plants and animals.
300
Energy created from the fusion or breaking of atoms.
Nuclear energy.
400
A measurement of the gravitational force on an object.
Weight
400
Renewable organic material that comes from plants like trees, crops like corns, and animals.
Biomass
400
A rollercoaster uses what two kinds of energy?
Mechanical and gravitational
400
The sun provides what two types of energy?
Thermal and Radiant
400
The act of converting one form of energy into another
Energy transfer
500
Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed.
Law of Conservation of Energy
500
Name the form of energy shown.
Elastic energy
500
When you put gas in a car, ________ energy is being transformed into ___________ energy.
Chemical, Mechanical
500
Fill in blanks: Blank energy stored in batteries, transforms into blank energy moving towards a light bulb, finally emitting
blank energy from a flashlight.
Chemical, electric, radiant
500
Sedimentary deposit composed predominantly of carbon that is readily combustible. Primarily used as fuel to generate electric power in the United States.
Coal.