Forms of Energy

Vocabulary

100

The ability to make something move or change

What is energy?

200

Absorb

What is means to take in light?

300

Shadow

What is the dark area behind an object?

400

Reflect

What is it call to bounce back light?

500

Refract

What is bent light?

Forms of Energy

100

Potential Energy

What is stored energy?

200

Kinetic Energy

What is energy in motion?

300

Mechanical Energy

What is the total of potential and kinetic energy?

400

Sound Energy

What is a type of energy that you can hear?

500

Electrical Energy

What is the type of energy that moves through wires?

Examples

100

A spring pushed down

What is an item with potential energy?

200

A whistle

What is a type of sound energy?

300

A child jumping

What is a type of kinetic energy?

400

A fan for cooling

What is an example of something that uses electrical energy?

500

A Lake

What is something that reflects light?

Light Energy

100

Light Energy

What is a type of energy used in spotlights?

200

Plants

What is light energy?

300

Straight

What is the way light travels?

400

light that appears broken

What is an example of refraction?

500

A mirror

What is a surface that reflects light?

Real Life Examples

100

Microwave ding

What is an example of sound energy?

200

A straw in a drink appears broken

What is an example of refraction?

300

Binoculars

What is an object that reflects light?

400

A power cord

What is an example of something with potential energy?

500

Closer than they appear

What is objects in a mirror?