Vocabulary
What is transform?
To change
Banging a drum
Sound energy
What is the fastest energy:
a) Sound
b) Light
C) A fastball
Light
Batteries powering a music speaker
Chemical energy transformed to sound energy
What is transfer?
To move
The sun shining
Solar energy
Chose three that are examples of electric currents moving energy from place to place
campfire the moon
a star a lamp
a hockey stick a computer
a refrigerator a soccer ball
campfire the moon
a star a lamp
a hockey stick a computer
a refrigerator a soccer ball
Sun light being absorbed by a solar panel
Solar energy transformed into electrical energy
What are vibrations?
Rapid back and forth movements
Turning on a lamp
Light energy
Which answer best explains how solar energy is similar to electrical energy?
a) both can make objects warm quickly
b) both come from the suns
c) both move at the same speed
d) both can move from place to place
d) both can move from place to place
A black computer screen turning on for you to read off of
Electrical energy to light energy
What is an electrical current?
The transfer of charged particles through a material
Throwing a baseball
Energy of motion
You are brushing your teeth with an electric toothbrush that is powered by batteries. After using your toothbrush for three weeks, what could happen when you turn it on?
a) the toothbrush may not turn on at all or work as fast
b) the toothbrush will work the same as always
c) the toothbrush will work faster than before
d) the toothbrush will begin to heat up
a) the toothbrush may not turn on at all or work as fast
Wind blowing on an electrical turbine
Energy of motion transformed into electrical energy
What is energy?
The ability to do work
Warming your hands by a campfire
Thermal energy
What types of energy are produced by a Merry-go-Round?
a) Electrical energy, thermal energy, and energy of motion
b) Energy of motion, chemical energy, and solar energy
c) Energy of motion, energy of sound, and light energy
d) Thermal energy, light energy, and chemical energy
c) Energy of motion, energy of sound, and light energy
An electric food mixer beating eggs
Electrical energy into energy of motion