Kinetic/Potential Energy
Energy of motion
kinetic energy
Energy carried by electric particles is also called _________ energy
(electric, magnetic, or solar)
What is electrical energy?
When you bake a cake in the oven you turn electrical energy into ____________ energy.
thermal (also accept chemical)
25 x 3
75
Electricity is produced in hydroelectric plant when moving water turns a turbine wheel. The turbine creates electric energy Describe the energy transformation from the turning turbine to electricity.
Kinetic to electrical energy
Work is done when there is a push or __________ on an object
pull
Energy of motion can also be thought of to ______________ energy
(potential, electrical, or mechanical)
What is mechanical energy?
When you burn wood in a bonfire the chemical energy turns into _______________
thermal energy and light energy
two eights plus three eights
2/8 + 3/8
five eights
5/8
What is the law of conservation of energy
Energy is neither created nor destroyed.
A roller coaster has potential energy at the _________ of a hill
(top or bottom)
top
Energy formed when an atom splits apart or when two atoms join to form one.
What is nuclear energy?
Give an example of a device that turns electrical energy into light energy.
lamp, flashlight, computer, light bulb, etc.
What is the area of a square garden where each side measure 8 feet long.
64 sq feet
When you hold a bat and then swing it forward to hit a baseball this is __________ energy to __________ energy
potential to kinetic
What is stored energy or energy that an object has due to its position.
potential energy
Energy that creates heat
What is thermal energy?
This is an example of radiant energy being changed to thermal energy.
What are solar panels?
120 x 4
480
If I set up a circuit and I attach wires to a battery, and then ONE of the other wires to a light bulb, why won't my circuit work?
BOTH wires need to be connected to the light bulb
As a roller coaster car goes down a hill, its potential energy is changed into this.
kinetic energy
The sun, a lightbulb, and a computer screen, all create this type of energy
Light energy
An archer pulls back on the string of a bow and arrow and then releases the arrow so it hits a target.
potential energy to kinetic energy
What is the value of the 5 in this number
676,756,767
50,000
electrical to thermal