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Types of Energy
Falling weight system
rubber band investagation
Standard vehicle
bonus
100
What type of energy are you creating when you don't let something move?
Potential Energy
100
What is the force pulling the standard vehicle to the bookend?
Gravity,washers
100
if you twist the rubber band around more is the standard vehicle going to move faster or slower?
faster
100
What made the standard vehicle move fast
Less Blocks , Lighter vehicle, More washers, Flat surface
100
what types of energy is in the sun?
light,heat
200
What type of energy is being created when something is moving?
Kinetic energy
200
does the standard vehicle move faster when you put more washers on the string
It does move faster
200
If you twist the rubber band around 2 times and in a different investigation you twist the rubber band around 8 times, which time will it go faster?
the time you twisted it around 8 times.
200
What made the standard vehicle move slow
More blocks, Less washers, less twists of the rubber band,bumpy surface
200
What are the 6 types of energy
Light energy, chemical energy, electrical energy, heat energy, Mechanical energy, and sound energy
300
What is the definition of mechanical energy?
Kinetic energy plus potential energy
300
What is the dependent variable for the falling weight system investigation?
The speed of the standard vehicle
300
What is the Independent variable for the rubber band investigation?
The number of times you twist the rubber band around the vehicle.
300
what made the standard vehicle a standard vehicle?
follow the directions exactly
300
What is mechanical energy made of
Potential energy and kinetic energy
400
What is the definition of potential energy
Energy that is stored inside objects
400
what was the question for the falling weight system investigation?
Does the weight of washers impact the speed of the standard vehicle
400
What is the dependent variable for the rubber band investigation?
The distance that the standard vehicle travels.
400
Which wheels did not have tires on them
The small wheels
400
what types of energy can a human have?
sound,heat,motion,chemical
500
What is the definition of kinetic energy?
Energy that is created when something is moving.
500
What are the controlled variables in the falling weight system investigation?
Standard vehicle, flat surface, distance, increments of weight
500
What are the controlled variables for the rubber band investigation?
Standard vehicle, flat surface, rubber band
500
How many times did we use our standard vehicles?
We used our standard vehicles 6 times
500
What things can chemical energy be stored in?
Food and batteries