Vocabulary
Form of energy due to its motion
What is mechanical
A student turns on the lights in their classroom to see. What form of energy was the pancake?
Light
Form of energy that comes from the sun
What is radiant energy
Ms. Scott is going camping this weekend and hopes to use her solar oven to heat her coffee. What kind of energy does the solar oven need to take in?
Radiant energy
What type of energy transformation occurs in the following scenario: A wind turbine spinning
What is mechanical to electrical
Energy cannot be _______ or ________
created or destroyed
What type of energy transformation occurs in the following scenario: a pot of water boils on the stove
Thermal to mechanical
You and your brother are racing a toy car and a toy truck down a ramp at your house. Your brother picks the car because he loves to go fast. What kind of energy does the car have?
Mechanical energy
Ms. Scott uses a solar oven to cook her food while on a hiking trip. The solar oven transforms __________ energy into ______________ energy in order to heat up the food.
Radiant to thermal
Energy can do _______ and cause ________.
work, change
Mr. Scott has a lamp, an automatic pencil sharpener, and a fan in his office. All of these devices use ____________ as their source of energy.
Electrical energy/Electricity
Ms. Sally blow dries her hair every morning while talking to her husband. When she is finished Ms. Sally always complains that she is hot and did not hear anything her husband said. Theo blow dryer must put out what types of energy?
Sound, thermal