Absolute Unit
Kenergy Kategories
Move It, Move It
Free Falling
Transformers
100

Units for energy

Joules

100

Moving objects have this energy

Kinetic Energy

100

What is the force that opposes kinetic energy?

Friction

100

What is GPE?

Gravitational Potential Energy

100

Ball rolling down a hill

Gravitational Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Thermal Energy (Friction)

200

How many J in kJ

1000 J

200

Hot objects contain this energy

Thermal Energy

200

What type of energy is friction?

Thermal Energy

200

Formula for GPE

GPE = mgh

200

Arrow shot from a bow

Elastic Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Thermal Energy (Friction)

300

How many J in MJ?

1000000 J

300

A form of wave energy that can travel through space

Light Energy

300

Formula for kinetic energy

1/2mv2

300

Value of gravity

9.81 m/s2

300

Strumming a guitar

Elastic Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Thermal Energy (Friction)
Sound Energy

400

How many J in 0.002 kJ?

20 J

400

Energy carried by a wave travelling on or through a substance

Sound Energy

400

What is the kinetic energy of a 1000kg car moving at 5m/s

12500 J

400

What type of force is gravity?

Acceleration Force

400

Olympic sprinter

Chemical Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Thermal Energy (Friction)

500

3x105 in J

300000 J

500

Spinning objects have this energy

Rotational Kinetic Energy
500

Which runner has more kinetic energy?

Person A: 45kg, 5m/s
Person B: 75kg, 3m/s

They have the same

500

What is the GPE if a 10kg rock falls from 2 meters?

196.2 J

500

Turning on and driving a car

Chemical Potential Energy
Electrical Energy
Kinetic Energy
Thermal Energy
Sound Energy