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Energy Transformations
Simple Machines
Potential and Kinetic
Types of Energy
Definitions
100
Burning a candle.
Chemical energy -> heat energy + light energy
100

Tongs work as this type of simple machine

Lever

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 potential energy.
100
Energy is defined as _________.
The ability to do work.
200
Using a hot plate to boil water.
Electrical energy -> heat energy
200

Items with a twist off cap take advantage of what simple machine.

 Screw.

200
What is the process of spending energy or energy in motion.
Kinetic energy.
200
"You can burn it or you can eat it."
Chemical energy.
200
List the renewable resources (list at least 3 out of the 5 possibilities.)
Biomass, hydropower, geothermal, wind and solar.
300
A hungry football player eating a large sandwich to use the food for energy.
Chemical energy -> mechanical energy
300

A doorknob is an example of what type of simple machine?

Wheel and axle

300
A heavy vase on a table has this type of energy.
(Gravitational) potential energy.
300
This type of energy is generated by a force - a push or a pull.
Mechanical energy.
300
List the Non-Renewable resources (list at least 3 out of the 5 possibilities.)
Petroleum, coal, natural gas, uranium and propane.
400
Using a solar-powered calculator.
Radiant energy -> electrical energy ->light energy
400

Wedges are often mistaken for incline planes, but wedges are used for?

Splitting things apart

400
A person running down the sidewalk has this type of energy.
(Mechanical) kinetic energy.
400
This type of energy is caused by vibrations
Sound energy.
400
Define gravity.
The force of attraction between all objects in the universe.
500
A solar panel on the roof of a building used to heat and cool the building.
Radiant energy -> electrical energy
500

A wheel barrow is considered a compound machine. What simple machine is the handle considered?

Lever

500
A person that has just jumped from an airplane has this type of energy. (2 types)
(Gravitational) potential and kinetic energy.
500
The sun is an example of this type of energy.
Heat, Radiant, Nuclear and Gravitational
500
List the Law of Conservation of Energy.
Energy can be not be created or destroyed.