Forms of Energy
What form of energy does a moving ball have?
What is motion energy
What happens when you touch something hot?
What is a system?
What is a group of parts that work together.
What kind of energy conversion happens when you flip on a light?
What is a scientific model?
What is something scientists make and use to explain how something works.
What kind of energy does a lightbulb give off?
What is light and thermal energy
What does a solar panel transfer sunlight into? (Think back to your experiment outside)
What is electrical energy
What is needed for an electrical system to work?
What is a closed path for electricity to flow
What kind of energy change happens when you eat food and run?
What is chemical to motion
Why do scientist use diagrams and simulations (think back to the Simulation on the SmartBoard)
What is to show how energy transfers and changes.
What kind of energy does a guitar string make when plucked?
What is sound energy
What energy transfer happens when you rub your hands together quickly?
What is motion energy transfers to heat energy
What energy conversion happens in a television?
What is electrical to light and sound energy
What kind of evidence shows that sound energy is present?
What is you can hear sound (vibrations make noise we can hear or feel)
What type of energy comes from batteries and outlets?
What is electrical energy
How does a toaster transfer energy to bread?
What is electrical energy converts to heat energy.
What is the blades
What energy conversion happens in a car engine?
What is chemical to motion and thermal energy
Why do scientists test their models more than once?
What is to see if the model works
Name 3 forms of energy that comes from the Sun.
Why can energy transfers cause things to stop moving?
What is because energy spreads or transforms into other forms like heat.
Why do scientists and engineers study systems?
What is to understand how energy moves between parts and to solve problems.
How do energy conversions follow the law of conservation of energy?
What is energy doesn't disappear, it changes from one form to another.
How can we model energy transfer and transformations?
What is using objects, experiments, or computer simulations to show how energy changes