Forms of Energy
This form of energy can be seen by the human eye
What is light energy?
The ability to do work and can change matter
What is energy?
The type of energy conversion involved in playing a guitar
What is mechanical energy to sound energy? OR
What is electrical energy to sound energy?
This insulating material is used to make the covers on most household electrical plugs
What is plastic?
The 3 parts that make up a simple circuit
What are wires, battery, and bulb?
This form of energy is produced by vibrations
What is sound energy?
The instrument used to measure heat
What is a thermometer?
The type of energy conversion in using a toaster to make toast
What is electrical energy to thermal energy?
The type of material that good conductors are made of
What is metal?
The source of energy in a simple circuit
What is a battery?
This type of energy involves motion and movement of objects
What is mechanical energy?
A path along which electric charges flow
What is a circuit?
The type of energy conversion in using a cell phone
What is an example of electrical energy to light and sound energy?
This type of material allows energy such as heat or electricity to pass through it easily
What is a conductor?
The name given to the closed path that an electric current follows
What is a circuit?
This type of energy involves the movement (or flow) of charged particles in a circuit
What is electrical energy?
The type of circuit when a wire is disconnected
What is an open circuit?
The type of energy conversion in wind mills or wind turbines
What is mechanical energy to electrical energy?
This type of material does NOT allow energy such as electricity to pass through it easily?
What is an insulator?
A load commonly used to show whether or not a circuit is closed
What is a bulb?
This type of energy involves the movement of molecules in matter
What is thermal energy?
The type of circuit in which the bulb glows
What is a closed circuit?
The type of energy conversion used in solar panels
What is light energy to electrical energy?
The two types of energy that can pass easily through conductors
What are thermal (heat) and electrical energy?
The type material that is used to cover electric plugs and wires
What are insulators?