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Energy Transformations
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Potential and Kinetic
Types of Energy
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100

Provide an example of CHEMICAL ENERGY -> HEAT ENERGY + LIGHT ENERGY

Burning a candle...

100

The variable that we purposefully change in an experiment.

What is the independent or manipulated variable?

100
What is the process of saving up or storing energy?
Potential energy.
100
Energy that has the ability to fall; this type of energy increases the higher up you go.
Gravitational energy.
100
Energy is defined as _________.
The ability to do work.
200

Using a hot plate to boil water is an example of ______ energy turning to _______ energy.

Electrical energy -> heat energy

200

This is the variable that is measured in an experiment.

What is the dependent or responding variable?

200

What is the process of energy in motion?

Kinetic energy.

200
The energy in batteries is stored as this form of energy
Chemical energy.
200

Draw an energy transformation from mechanical energy to electrical energy.

Windmill is a good example!

300

Energy transformation of a student riding their bike to school.

Chemical Energy to Mechanical Energy

Heat Energy

300

These are the variables that we keep the same to make sure that the test is fair.

What is the controlled or constant variables?

300
A heavy object on a table has this type of energy.
(Gravitational) potential energy.
300

A ball is rolled up a hill

Kinetic energy transforming into potential energy

300

Draw an Energy Transformation with at least 2 steps

Check boards.

400

Draw a pendulum and label the points where kinetic and potential energies would be maxed

Potential energy at pendulums highest point, Kinetic maxed at central point (assuming pendulum is swinging)

400

You have decided to test different brands or microwave popcorn to see which brand give you the most popped corn. What is the dependent variable?

What is popped corn.

400
A person running down the sidewalk has this type of energy.
(Mechanical) kinetic energy.
400
An atom splitting is this type of energy.
Nuclear energy.
400

Identify the independent variable:

A scientist is testing whether the amount of bug spray will affect the number of bug-bites participants receive.

IV: Bug Spray

500

A solar panel on the roof of a building used to power the lights at home

Radiant energy -> electrical energy -> Radiant energy

500
How can a renewable resource become non-renewable?
it is used faster than it is replaced
500

Describe the energy conversion when a person has jumped from an airplane.

(Gravitational) potential to kinetic energy.

500
The Sun contains many types of energy. Name at least 2 types.
Heat, Radiant, Nuclear and Gravitational
500
List the Law of Conservation of Energy.
Energy can be not be created or destroyed.