What is energy?
Types of Energy
Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER)
Energy Transfer and Energy Conversion
Famous People
100

Energy is the ability to make things __________ or __________. (must get BOTH blanks correct)

Energy is the ability to make things MOVE or CHANGE.

100

It is usually more difficult to see evidence of __________ energy. (KINETIC or POTENTIAL)

It is usually more difficult to see evidence of POTENTIAL energy.

100

A claim is the __________ to a question.

A claim is the ANSWER to a question.

100

The wind blows a flag on a flagpole.

TRANSFER, CONVERSION, or BOTH

TRANSFER

The energy TRANSFERS from the air to the tree.

The type of energy (motion) stays the same.

100

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman won a Nobel Prize for their work in creating a vaccine for __________.

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman won a Nobel Prize for their work in creating a vaccine for COVID-19.

200

TRUE or FALSE: Gasoline has energy

TRUE, gasoline has a lot of chemical energy

200

This type of energy is produced when an object vibrates.

SOUND energy

200

TRUE or FALSE: An opinion can be used as evidence.

FALSE, evidence should always be factual.

200

A solar panel takes in sunlight and stores the energy for later.

TRANSFER, CONVERSION, or BOTH

CONVERSION

The energy remains in the solar panel.

The type of energy CONVERTS from radiant to electrical.

200

Alan Turing created the Turing Machine in 1936, the basis for modern __________.

Alan Turing created the Turing Machine in 1936, the basis for modern COMPUTERS.

300

The Law of Conservation of Energy says that energy can not be __________ or __________.

The Law of Conservation of Energy says that energy can not be CREATED or DESTROYED.

300

This type of energy exists when an object is stretched or compressed.

MECHANICAL energy

300

Reasoning should directly reference the __________. (two possible answers, bonus points for both)

Reasoning should directly reference the CLAIM / EVIDENCE.

300

The batteries in a toy car make it move.

TRANSFER, CONVERSION, or BOTH

BOTH

The energy TRANSFERS from the batteries to the toy car.

The energy CONVERTS from electrical to motion.

300

Tu Youyou won a Nobel Prize for her work in creating a treatment for __________.

Tu Youyou won a Nobel Prize for her work in creating a treatment for MALARIA.

400

TRUE or FALSE: An object can gain energy.

TRUE, an object can't create energy, but it can get it from somewhere else.

400

This type of energy is released when two atoms combine to form one.

NUCLEAR energy

400

TRUE or FALSE: Evidence must always include numbers.

FALSE, evidence often does not include numbers.

Example: "When I turned the hand crank, the fan began to spin."

400

A person pushes a desk across a classroom.

TRANSFER, CONVERSION, or BOTH

TRANSFER

The energy TRANSFERS from the person to the desk.

The type of energy (motion) stays the same.

400

At the age of 18, Valentina Muñoz Rabanal helped create Chile's first laws related to __________ __________.

At the age of 18, Valentina Muñoz Rabanal helped create Chile's first laws related to ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

500

TRUE or FALSE: There is at least a little bit of energy in every object.

TRUE, all objects have at least some thermal energy from the movement of atoms.

500

Fire always releases __________ energy and __________ energy. (must get BOTH blanks correct)

Fire always releases RADIANT energy and THERMAL energy.

500

TRUE or FALSE: The Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) model is only useful for scientific arguments.

FALSE, the CER model is useful for many types of arguments.

500

A piece of wood burns in a campfire.

TRANSFER, CONVERSION, or BOTH

BOTH

The energy TRANSFERS from the wood to the air.

The type of energy CONVERTS from chemical to radiant/thermal.

500

Wangari Maathai founded the __________ Belt Movement, an organization in Kenya that supports women's rights and environmentalism.

Wangari Maathai founded the GREEN Belt Movement, an organization in Kenya that supports women's rights and environmentalism.