Vocab
What is the unit for ENERGY?
Joules (J)
What form of energy is the SUN?
Light Energy
What is the transformation during Sliding down a slide?
Potential to Kinetic
When at what point does a pendulum have the MOST Potential Energy?
When it is swinging back
You kick a soccer ball with a mass of 4 kg. It flies through the air at a speed of 3 m/s. What is the Kinetic Energy?
18 Joules
What is the energy of MOTION?
Kinetic Energy
What form of energy is a BATTERY?
Chemical Energy
What is the Transformation putting batteries into a flashlight?
Chemical to Light
When does the pendulum have the MOST Kinetic energy?
When it is swinging at the bottom
Your car is stopped at the top of a hill that is 5 meters high. The car has a mass of 100 kg. What is the Potential Energy?
500 Joules
Electrical Energy
What form of energy is Power Plants?
Nuclear Energy
What is the transformation during a toaster toasting a piece of bread?
Electrical to Thermal
At what point does the Roller Coaster have the LEAST amount of Kinetic energy?
At the top
15 Joules
What energy consists of gamma rays, x-rays, and microwaves?
Electromagnetic Radiation
What form of energy is a Stove?
Thermal Energy
What is the transformation when putting gas into a car?
Chemical to Kinetic
At what point does the Roller Coaster have the LEAST Potential Energy?
You hit a baseball with a mass of 6 kg. It flies through the air at a speed of 3 m/s.
27 Joules
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that....
Energy CANNOT be created or destoyed
What form of energy is a stretched rubberband?
Potential Energy
What is the transformation for a speaker?
Electrical to Sound
What is the Energy Transfer that occurs when a wrecking ball hits a wall?
The KE from the ball is transferred to the wall, causing the wall to fall over.
A bus stopped at the top of a hill that is 6 meters high. The bus has a mass of 50 kg.
300 Joules