Forms of Energy

Kinetic/Potential Energy

100

The ability to do work.

What is energy?

200

A force (a push or pull) applied to an object which forces the object to move.

What is work?

300

The energy any object has because of its motion.

What is kinetic energy?

400

Stored energy or energy that an object has due to its position.

What is potential energy?

500

As a roller coaster car goes down a hill, its potential energy is changed into this.

What is kinetic energy?

Forms of Energy

100

Energy of moving electrons.

What is electrical energy?

200

Energy an object has due to its motion AND position or condition.

What is mechanical energy?

300

Energy formed when an atom splits apart or when two atoms join to form one. (in the nucleus of an atom)

What is nuclear energy?

400

Energy stored in the way atoms are connected to each other. (in the bonds of compounds)

What is chemical energy?

500

Energy of the movement of atoms and molecules.

What is thermal energy?

Changes in Energy

100

What transformation takes place in photosynthesis?

Radiant --->chemical

200

What transformation takes place in a solar powered calculator?

Radiant ---> electrical

300

What transformation takes place in a lamp?

Electrical ---> radiant & heat

400

What transformation takes place in a flashlight?

Chemical ---> electrical ---> light & heat

500

What transformation takes place in a hydroelectric dam?

Gravitational ---> mechanical ---> electrical

Miscellaneous 1

100

This is a type of energy that travels in waves and can travel through empty space.

What is radiant energy?

200

Where on a roller coaster does the cart have maximum potential energy?

At the highest point

300

What form of energy is food an example of?

Chemical

400

What energy is due to the vibration of an object?

Sound

500

Which energy types can be classified as potential?

Chemical and Nuclear

Miscellaneous 2

100

What type of energy is light/radiant energy?

Kinetic

200

Where does a roller coaster have maximum kinetic energy?

At the lowest point

300

What form of energy is a light bulb an example of?

Light

400

What three forms of energy is the sun an example of?

Light/Radiant, Heat/Thermal, & Nuclear

500

What forms of energy can be classified as kinetic?

Light/Radiant

Sound

Electrical

Heat/Thermal