Kinetic or Potential?
A student holding a ball over the balcony about to drop it on the floor.
Potential Energy
Nuclear
An electric fan
Electrical to Mechanical
Holding the handle of a hot pan
Conduction
The splittting of atoms
Nuclear fission
A student running down the hallway away from their friends.
Kinetic Energy
A lightbulb
(2 types)
Thermal and Radiant
A lamp
Electrical to Radiant
A campfire
Radiation
The combination of atoms
Nuclear Fusion
The movement of planets around the sun and other stars in the galaxy.
Kinetic Energy
A car moving down the road
mechanical
An iron
electrical to thermal
Convection
An instant ice pack is what type of thermal reaction?
Endothermic Reaction
Give an example of Kinetic and Potential energy.
Answers will vary.
The radio
Sound Energy
A Car
Chemical to Thermal to Mechanical
Give an example of Convection
Answers vary
Hand warmers are what type of thermal reaction?
Exothermic Reaction
Explain the difference between kinetic and potential energy.
Kinetic energy is energy or motion, potential energy is stored energy.
A power cord
Electrical
A hot air balloon
Chemical to Thermal to Mechanical
Explain the difference between conduction, convection, and radiation.
Conduction - heat transfer through direct contact
Convection - heat transfer though a fluid
Radiation - heat transfer through electromagnetic waves
Give an example of an exothermic and endothermic reaction.
Answers will vary