True or False
The greater mass a moving object has, the more kinetic energy it has.
True
The units mass is measured in.
Kilograms.
Energy of motion
Kinetic energy
An alarm clock begins to beep and the radio turns on.
The flow of charged particles through a wire is a form of energy called electricity.
True
The ability to do work or cause change.
The energy stored in gasoline is
Chemical energy
Solar panels placed on the roof of a house use the sun’s energy to heat the water in the swimming pool.
Radiant to thermal
A toaster uses chemical energy to make toast.
False
The kind of energy associated with atomic bonds.
Chemical Energy
Nuclear power plants are designed to convert nuclear energy into what type of energy?
Electrical
Some furnaces burn coal to heat the building.
Chemical to thermal
A rock at the edge of a cliff has kinetic energy because of its position.
False
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
The law of conservation of energy
Energy that depends on the mass of an object, the object's height, and the acceleration due to gravitational force.
Gravitational potential energy
Plants use energy from the sun in the process of photosynthesis.
Radiant to chemical
Two copies of the same book are in a book case. One book is twice as high as the other. They have the same potential energy.
False.
An object's kinetic energy plus its potential energy
Mechanical energy
This type of energy increases when an object becomes warmer
Thermal
Plug a fan into a wall socket. Turn on the fan and the blades begin to spin.
Electrical to mechanical