Kinetic or Potential
The two main forms of energy are______and______?
Kinetic and Potential
What is the ability to do work?
Energy
A change from one form of energy to another is called
Energy Transformation
what is the result of overusing Fossil fuels
they will eventually run out
A baseball flying through
the air has ________ energy because of its motion.
Kinetic
Potential energy that depends on its hight is
Gravitational Potential Energy
What unit is energy measured in?
Joules
Letting go of a ball from a point above the ground is transferring energy from________ to _________
Potential to Kinetic
Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable because they
Take hundreds of millions of years to form
When throwing a ball straight up, when does it have the most potential energy due to its position?
At the top of the throw, or right before it comes back down.
The energy associated with motion is called
Kinetic energy
Energy and ______ are measured in joules
work
Describe energy transformation
A change in one form of energy to another
Factories where crude oil is separated into fuels and other products are called
refineries
During a ball drop, when is the greatest kinetic energy?
Right before it hits the ground
Energy that results from the position or shape of and object.
Potential energy
Though they have many disadvantages,__________ ___________ are extremely energy-efficient.
Fossil Fuels
During a ball drop, at what point does potential energy transfer to kinetic energy
After you release the ball
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Which fossil fuel produces the lowest levels of most air pollutants?
Natural Gas
What happens when a bowling ball strikes the pins
Kinetic energy from the ball
transfers to the pins, causing
them to move/fall over.
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Fossil fuels are energy-rich because they contain
hydrocarbons
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Coal is a solid fossil fuel formed from
Decaying plant remains
If a car and a semi truck are traveling at the same speed, which one will have the greater kinetic energy and why
Semi truck, larger mass