Forms of Energy and Energy Transfer

Kinetic/Potential Energy

100

The energy any object has because of its motion.

What is kinetic energy?

200

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

What is kinetic energy?

300

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

What is potential energy?

400

When kinetic energy is low, potential energy is __________

What is ___________

500

Double Jeopardy: Create a wave with an amplitude of 5, and a wavelength of 4

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Forms of Energy

100

Energy carried by electricity.

What is electrical energy?

200

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

What is mechanical energy?

300

Energy stored when an object is stretched 

What is elastic energy

400

Energy stored in the way atoms are connected to each other.

What is chemical energy?

500

Energy formed when an atom splits apart or when two atoms join to form one.

What is nuclear energy?

Energy Transfer

100

This is an example of radiant energy being changed to chemical energy.

What is photosynthesis (ANSWERS MAY VARY)?

200

This is an example of chemical energy transferred into mechanical energy.

What is a fueling your body with food before a workout(ANSWERS MAY VARY)?

300

This is an example of electrical energy being changed to radiant energy.

What is a lamp (ANSWERS MAY VARY)?

400

This is an example of radiant energy being changed to thermal energy.

What are solar panels (ANSWERS MAY VARY)?

500

This is an example of chemical energy being changed to thermal energy and then to mechanical energy and finally to electrical energy.

What is a power plant (ANSWERS MAY VARY)?

Changes in Sound, Light, Heat

100

Conductor or Insulator: Rubber

What is insulator

200

When you hear different sounds as you go around a corner/object

What is diffraction (would also accept doppler effect)

300

An object that you can see through, but it is not clear

What is translucent

400

When light or sound goes into or through an object, bends, and changes direction (not a perfect reflection)

What is refraction

500

After being compressed (pushed together) waves, when waves spread out, like a shock wave of an earth quake in the real world. 

What is rarefaction

Changes in Sound, Light, Heat

100

Electricity is produced in hydroelectric plant when moving water turns a turbine.  Describe the energy transformation from the turning turbine to electricity. 

Kinetic to electrical energy

200

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

What is radiant energy or radiation

300

The type of heat transfer that circulates hot and cold air or water. Double Jeapordy Hot Air ______, Cold Air ________

What is Convection- 

Double Jeapordy- Hot air rises, cold air falls

400

Burning your head with a curling iron

What is conduction?

500

Electromagnetics energy travels through space in the form of 

waves