Definitions
Observing Energy
Forms of Energy
Energy in Appliances
Energy in Appliances
100
The ability to cause change.
What is energy?
100
Name one way you can observe light energy.
Being able to see: Sunlight, light bulbs, candles, etc.
100
This type of energy is transferred by radiation, conduction, and convection.
What is heat or thermal energy?
100
An oven uses this type of energy to cook food.
What is heat energy?
100
An iron uses this type of energy to straighten or flatten out wrinkles.
What is heat energy?
200
A type of energy produced by vibrations of matter.
What is sound energy?
200
Name one way you can observe heat or thermal energy.
Feeling warmth of: sunlight, fire, stove, etc.
200
This is the type of energy stored in batteries.
What is electrical energy?
200
A person uses a bow and arrow in this type of energy.
What is mechanical energy?
200
A washing machine using this type of energy to wash your clothes.
What is electrical energy?
300
This energy can travel through space and gives us the ability to see objects.
What is light energy?
300
Name one way you can observe sound energy.
Being able to hear sounds
300
Energy that can be transferred.
What is kinetic energy?
300
A toaster uses these two types of energy.
What are heat and electric energy?
300
During a power outage, you might use this tool for light energy.
What is a flashlight or candle?
400
This is the energy of motion.
What is mechanical energy?
400
Name one way to observe mechanical energy.
Seeing a object doing work: person lifting, robot, machines, etc
400
The sun provides these two forms of energy to the Earth.
What are light and heat energy?
400
Solar panels collect this type of energy from the sun.
What is light energy?
400
An iPod produces this kind of energy that you can hear through your ear buds.
What is sound energy?
500
This form of energy is transferred by a difference in temperature.
What is heat or thermal energy?
500
Name an example of how to observe electrical energy.
any appliance plugged into a socket, batteries, lightning, etc
500
How is energy used in a system?
Water cycle with light energy, food chain with sun providing energy to plants, power plant using different forms of energy to create electricity
500
A flow of electricity around a circuit is an example of this type of energy.
What is electric energy?
500
Name three different types of energy your mobile learning device might use while watching a video. Explain how it is using each type.
light- being able to see the video sound- being able to hear the video electrical- battery powering your device