Vocabulary
What is stored energy?
Potential Energy
Fill in the blank: _______ energy is transferred to _______ energy.
A lamp plugged into the wall outlet.
Electrical energy is transferred to light energy.
What do you call a flow of electricity?
Electric Current
Where does most of our light energy come from every day?
The sun
Kinetic Energy
Fill in the blank: _______ energy is transferred to _______ energy.
Sun shining on solar panels.
Light energy is transferred to electrical energy.
What do you call a path that an electric current can flow through?
What colors does white reflect?
All colors
What is energy that we can see?
Light Energy
Fill in the blank: _______ energy is transferred to _______ energy.
A fan plugged into the wall outlet.
Electrical energy is transferred to kinetic energy.
When you want to have a flow of electricity to turn a light on, is the circuit opened or closed?
Closed
What is it called when light bends?
Refraction
This form of energy moves to cooler areas. It heats objects.
Thermal Energy
Fill in the blank: _______ energy in the batteries is transferred to _______ energy.
A flashlight turned on.
Stored energy in the batteries is transferred to light energy.
Stops the flow of an electric current. For example, turning a light on or off.
Give an example of an object transferring to light energy.
Answers can vary.
This form of energy can change into forms that can run things in our homes. (example: lights, technology)
Electrical Energy
Fill in the blank: _______ energy is transferred to _______ energy.
A toaster plugged into the wall cooking toast.
Electrical energy is transferred to thermal energy.
Answers can vary.
Why would wearing a black shirt on a hot sunny day not be a great idea?
Black absorbs all colors and heat.