Home Features
True or False: We want our home features to be energy efficient.
True, energy efficiency is good for the environment and saving money.
The law of conservation of _______.
Energy
When it comes to energy transfer an insulator...
Slows energy from transferring
This potential energy based on the mass and height of an object.
Gravitational Potential Energy
Kinetic energy based on the mass and speed of an object.
Motion (Kinetic) Energy
True or False: Changing home features can reduce energy use in a home.
True, energy star home features use less energy.
True or False: Energy can be created but not destroyed.
False, energy cannot be created or destroyed.
When it comes to energy transfer a conductor...
Allows energy to transfer
The potential energy stored in a stretched rubber band.
Elastic Energy
The kinetic energy based on energy in the movement from a hot to a cold object. Also referred to as heat.
Thermal Energy
True or False: Energy efficient home features cost less money to buy but more money to use.
False, they cost more money to buy and less money to use.
According to the law of conservation of energy, energy ______.
Transfers
How does thermal energy flow from hot to cold or cold to hot?
Thermal energy flows from hot to cold.
The potential energy stored in fossil fuels and food.
Chemical Energy
Lightning and electricity are two examples of this kinetic energy.
Electric (Current) Energy
True or False: Single pane windows are more energy efficient than double pane windows.
False, double pane windows are more energy efficient.
If energy does not transfer according to the law of conservation of energy, energy _______.
Transforms.
What are the three different ways thermal energy is transferred?
Radiation, Conduction, Convection
The potential energy stored in the buildup of charges.
Electric Static Energy
Kinetic energy transferred by the vibration of an object.
Sound Energy
True or False: Incandescent light bulbs are more energy efficient than LED light bulbs.
False, LED light bulbs are more energy efficient.
What is the definition of the law of conservation of energy?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed but it can be transferred or transformed from one type to another.
What is the difference between heat and temperature?
Heat is thermal energy and temperature is a measurement.
The potential energy stored in the nucleus of atoms.
Nuclear Energy
Sunlight and x-rays are two examples of this kinetic energy.
Light Energy