Forms of energy
Kinetic or potential?
Examples of Energy
Energy transformations
Energy facts
100
This form of energy is used to power many objects such as lights, computers, iPods (when plugged in).
What is electrical energy
100
Energy that is stored.
What is potential energy?
100
This uses or gives off light energy.
What is lights, phone, projector, sun, fire, etc.
100
An light uses ______ energy and changes it to ______ and ______ energy.
A light uses electrical energy and changes it to light and heat energy.
100
Energy is never _______ or _________ but is always changing forms.
Energy is never created or destroyed but is always changing forms.
200
This form of energy is felt from a fire, or an object that is being used for a long time (e.g. Projector)
What is heat energy?
200
Something in motion has this type of energy.
What is kinetic energy?
200
This gives off heat energy.
What is the sun, a fire, phone/iPad/iPod, projector, etc.
200
A blowdryer uses ______ energy and changes it to ______ and ______ energy.
A blowdryer uses electrical energy and changes it to heat and sound energy.
200
This type of energy is able to be made again and again and helps make electricity.
What is renewable energy?
300
This form of energy is seen from the sun, or lights in the room.
What is light energy?
300
When you are waiting at the top of the slide, your body has this type of energy.
What is potential energy?
300
This produces sound energy.
What is a speaker, phone/iPod/iPad, projector, blender etc.
300
A ceiling fan uses _______ energy and changes it to ________ energy.
A ceiling fan uses electrical energy and changes it to mechanical energy.
300
This type of energy is not able to be made again. There are limited sources of this type of energy. It helps make electricity.
What is non renewable energy?
400
This form of energy involves movement of an object like a fan or a windmill.
What is mechanical energy?
400
When you are going down a hill on a roller coaster, your body has this type of energy.
What is kinetic energy?
400
This produces mechanical energy.
What is a windmill, turbine, fan, motor, etc.
400
Our bodies use _______ energy from food and changes it to _________ energy (hint: what helps our bodies move)
Our bodies use chemical energy and changes it to muscular energy.
400
These are examples of renewable energy sources. (Name 3)
What is wind, solar, water, tidal, biomass.
500
This form of energy is what a battery uses or what is used to power our bodies.
What is chemical energy?
500
When you are going up a hill on a roller coaster, the _____energy is decreasing and the _______ energy is increasing.
When you are going up a hill on a roller coaster, the kinetic energy is decreasing and the potential energy is increasing.
500
This uses chemical energy.
What is a battery, a fire, devices that use a battery, our bodies, etc.
500
A battery powered speaker uses ______ energy and changes to ______, _______ and sometimes ______ energy.
A battery powered speaker uses chemical energy and changes it to electrical, sound and sometimes heat energy.
500
These are some examples of non renewable energy sources. (Name 3)
What is coal, oil, natural gas