Types of Energy
What type of energy is produced by vibrating objects?
Sound Energy
Name that energy: energy that bonds particles together
Chemical Energy
Provide an example of chemical energy
Fuels (oil, gas, coal), batteries
Provide 1 pro and 1 con for Hydropower
Pro: no waste or greenhouse gases produced.
Con: Needs running water
Provide the energy conversion for: A toaster
Electrical Energy to Heat Energy
What type of energy is produced from the flow of charges?
Electrical Energy
What is non-renewable energy?
Can't be recreated or take millions of years to be replenished.
Provide an example of Electrical Energy
Power lines, lightning, toaster
Provide 1 pro and 1 con for Solar Energy
Pro- renewable
Con- No energy collected when there is no sunshine, expensive
Provide the energy conversion for: Playing the Guitar
Mechanical Energy to Sound Energy
What type of energy is caused by the motion of particles in matter?
Heat Energy
What is renewable energy?
Can be replenished by the environment over a relatively short period of time. Will not run out.
Provide examples of heat
friction, melting ice cream, fire
Provide 1 pro and 1 con for wind energy
Pro- No pollution, doesn't take up a lot of space on land
Con- loud, kills birds/bats
Provide the energy conversion for: a campfire
Chemical Energy to Heat Energy
Visible energy that moves in waves is what type of energy?
light energy
Provide examples of non-renewable energy
Oil, Natural Gas, Coal
Provide examples of light energy
sun, laser, Christmas lights
Provide 1 pro and 1 con for fossil fuels
Pro- good supply, fairly cheap
Con- pollutes the air, causes acid rain
True or false: A circuit with a battery, lightbulb, and buzzer needs to be closed to cause electricity to flow through the wires.
True
Name that energy: Energy of moving objects
Mechanical Energy
Provide Examples of Renewable Energy
Solar, Wind, Biomass, Water, Geothermal
Provide examples of mechanical energy and sound energy
mechanical energy- machines, muscles
sound energy- guitar, bells, thunder, drums
How could you make a ride at the fair more eco-friendly?
Answers vary
True or false: When objects collide, energy cannot be transferred from one object to another.
False