Potential
Stored Energy
What is the definition of potential energy?
What is the definition of kinetic energy?
energy in motion
What is thermal energy?
Heat energy
What is the energy transformation of a burning candle?
Chemical->Thermal->light
Name an energy transfer at an amusement park
Many possibilities
What is an example of Potential Energy due to its position?
Roller Coaster sitting on top of a hill
What is an example of kinetic energy?
a car rolling down a hill
All energies are either ___________ or __________ energy.
Potential or kinetic
What is the energy transformation in the Human body?
Chemical->Heat>kinetic
Give an example of an electric to heat energy transformation
Many possibilities
What is an example of chemical potential energy?
food, gas in a car, a match, etc.
Give an example of kinetic energy at a baseball game.
The ball flying, the bat moving, a player running, etc.
Which law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?
law of energy of conservation
What is the energy transformation in a flashlight?
Chemical->Electrical->Heat and Light
Give an example of an energy transformation in sunlight
nuclear to electromagnetic to light and heat
What is an example of potential energy due to its condition?
stretched rubber band, etc.
As mass increases, does kinetic energy increase or decrease?
It increases.
Give an example of electromagnetic energy.
X-ray, microwave, gamma rays, sunlight, etc.
What is the energy transformation in a campfire?
Chemical->Heat and Light
If you drop a clay ball from a desk and then compared the potential and kinetic energies, why would they probably not match exactly.
Varying possibilities
Where would the potential energy be in a power plant?
the fuel being used
If two people that have the same mass are going down different slides, would the kinetic energy be exactly the same? Explain your answer.
Not necessarily.
What are the 2 different kinds of nuclear energy?
Fusion and fission.
What is the energy transformation in a microwave?
Electrical->thermal>light>chemical>sound
State the Law of Conservation of energy (both parts)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only change from one form to another.