Kinetic Energy Definitions
What type of relationship do kinetic energy and mass have?
Direct
What type of relationship do height and potential energy have?
direct
What holds heat in and stops it from escaping? (examples: fabrics, wool, rubber, cotton)
Insulator
Light energy from the sun hits a tree. Which type of energy is formed?
Chemical
What type of relationship do kinetic and potential energy have?
inverse
Which type of kinetic energy is energy that comes from objects in motion?
Mechanical
Which type of potential energy is energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched ?
Elastic
What allows heat to transfer easily? (Examples: metal, wood, iron, steel)
Conductor
A person eats a banana which had chemical energy, causing the person to have energy to run a marathon. Which type of energy is formed?
Mechanical
Energy cannot be created nor destroyed. It can only be...
changed in form
Which type of kinetic energy is energy that causes a push or a pull on an object?
Magnetic
Which type of potential energy is energy stored in an object due to its position or location?
Gravitational
Which form of thermal energy transfer needs direct contact?
Conduction
A person turns on the car right after getting gas. This is through chemical energy. This causes the engine to warm up while which type of energy is formed?
Thermal
A person at the top of a hill getting ready to bungee jump is... kinetic or potential energy?
Potential
Which type of kinetic energy comes from moving electrons?
Electrical
Which type of potential energy is energy stored in the center of a particle?
Nuclear
Which form of thermal energy transfer circulates throughout an object or space?
convection
A person plugs in the tv with electrical energy. They then turn it on. Which two types of energy form?
Light and Sound
A slinky falling down the stairs is...kinetic or potential?
Kinetic
Which type of kinetic energy results from the movement of particles?
Thermal
Which type of potential energy is energy present when atomic bonds are formed or broken?
Chemical
Which form of thermal energy transfer is through electromagnetic waves?
radiation
Before the sun emits light energy which turns into thermal energy to heat the earth, which type of energy is formed within its core?
Nuclear
Food traveling through the digestive track is...kinetic or potential?
Kinetic