Energy
What is electrical energy?
The form of energy that is transferred through wires.
What is a system?
A group of parts that work together.
What is a claim?
A proposed answer to a question.
What is the energy source that comes from the sun?
Solar Energy
What type of energy is stored in food and can be used by our bodies?
Chemical Energy
What is renewable energy?
Energy generated naturally that is easily replenished.
What is the electrical grid?
Wires that transfer electrical energy from many sources to many other places.
What is evidence?
Information that supports an answer to a question.
Which source of energy comes from the burning of fossil fuels?
Nonrenewable Energy
What type of energy is related to the temperature of an object?
Thermal Energy
What is hydropower?
The form of energy that is transferred through water.
What does it mean to transfer something?
To move something from one place to another.
What is an argument?
A claim supported by evidence.
What energy source is derived from water and can be used to generate electricity?
Hydroelectric Energy
What type of energy is produced by the vibrations of particles?
Sound Energy
What does it mean to convert energy?
To change from one form to another.
What is thermal energy?
Heat that is transferred from one thing to another.
What does it mean to synthesize information?
To put together many pieces of information in order to understand something.
What renewable energy source comes from wind?
Wind Energy
What type of energy travels through wires?
Electrical Energy
What type of energy is hard to replenish and generated naturally?
Nonrenewable energy.
What is a function?
What something can do.
What is criteria in engineering?
The things that engineers think about and test in order to know how well something solves a problem.
Which source of energy comes from volcanoes?
Geothermic Energy
What is the energy associated with moving objects called?
Kinetic Energy