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Types of
Energy
Kinetic or
Potential?
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Energy
Light and
Sound
More Light and
Sound
100


Light from the sun is called this type of energy.



What is solar energy?

100


  • The top of a roller coaster has a lot of this energy.

What is potential energy?

100

  • Fossil fuels are an example of this type of energy resource.

What is nonrenewable?

100

  • Light from the sun travels in what is called this spectrum.

What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

100

  • When all visible light reflects off a surface, we see this color.

  • What is white?

200

  • This is energy of motion

What is kinetic energy?

200

The bottom of a roller coaster has a lot of this energy.


  • What is kinetic energy?

200

  • Water, solar, and thermal are all examples of this type of energy resource.

What is Renewable?


200

  • These colors make up the visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.


What are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet (ROYGBIV)

200

  • When all visible light is absorbed by a surface, we see this color.

  • What is black?

300

  • This is stored mechanical energy.

What is potential energy?



300

  • A flying arrow has this type of energy.

What is Kinetic?


300

  • This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.

  • What is the law of conservation of energy?

300

  • This portion of the electromagnetic spectrum has the longest wavelength.

What are radio waves?

300

  • Reflection of a sound wave causes this cool sound effect.

  • What is an echo?

400

  • This is heat energy.


What is thermal energy?

400

An archer pulling back the string on his bow uses this type of energy.

What is potential?

400

  • A car converts this type of energy to mechanical energy.

What is chemical or electric Energy?

400

  • This portion of the electromagnetic spectrum has the highest frequency.

  • What are gamma rays?

400

  • Sound waves cannot be heard here.

  • What is outer space/a vacuum?

500

  • Gasoline uses this type of energy.

What is chemical energy?

500

An object with a greater height has more of this type of energy.

What is potential?

500

  • A solar panel converts this type of energy to electrical energy.

Solar Energy

500

  • This is the most dangerous portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

  • What are gamma rays?

500

  • The pavement on a road becomes very hot on a sunny day because of this.

  • What is absorption?