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Kinetic/Potential Energy
Forms of Energy
Changes in Energy
Potential or Kinetic?
Energy Transfer
100
The ability to do work.
What is energy?
100

Energy carried by electricity.

What is electrical energy?

100

Photosynthesis is the process plants use to change solar energy into stored sugar.

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

100

Potential or Kinetic? Radiant energy is a type of energy that travels in waves and can travel through empty space.

Kinetic Energy

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
A force (a push or pull) applied to an object which forces the object to move.
What is work?
200
Energy an object has due to its motion, position or condition.
What is mechanical energy?
200

What energy changes occur in a solar powered calculator?

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

200

Kinetic or Potential? Nuclear energy is stored in the nucleus of atoms. It is the most concentrated form of energy.

Potential

200

What is the law of conservation of energy

Energy is neither created nor destroyed. 

300
The energy any object has because of its motion.
What is kinetic energy?
300
Energy formed when an atom splits apart or when two atoms join to form one.
What is nuclear energy?
300

What energy changes take place in a lamp?

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

300

Kinetic or potential? Thermal energy is from the vibration or movement of molecules. Also known as heat energy.

Kinetic energy

300

The breaking of ________ bonds in food releases energy for your body to use.

Chemical 

400
Stored energy or energy that an object has due to its position.
What is potential energy?
400
Energy stored in the way atoms are connected to each other.
What is chemical energy?
400

What energy changes occur in solar panels? This is an example of radiant energy being changed to thermal energy.

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

400

Kinetic or potential? Elastic energy is stored due to being compressed (like a spring) or stretched (like a rubberband). 

Potential energy

400

Electromagnetic energy travels through space in the form of 

waves

500
As a roller coaster car goes down a hill, its potential energy is changed into this.
What is kinetic energy?
500
Energy of the movement of atoms and molecules.
What is thermal energy?
500

What energy changes occur a power plant? (Hint, there are 4 forms of energy)

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

500

Potential or Kinetic energy? Mechanical energy depends on an object's mass, speed, position (or shape).

Both! Mechanical energy is POTENTIAL ENERGY + KINETIC ENERGY

500

The total potential and kinetic energy of the particles of an object is the object's ______________

mechanical energy