Energy is All Around Us
What is energy?
The ability to do work or cause change.
The energy of motion.
What is kinetic energy?
Another name for thermal energy
What is heat energy?
Energy that you can see
What is light energy?
Replenished or replaced over short period of time
What is renewable energy?
What kinds of energy does the sun provide? (There are two kinds!)
What is radiant (light) energy and thermal (heat) energy.
Stored in nucleus of atoms
What is Nuclear Energy?
A repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter (a medium) or space without transporting the matter itself.
What is an energy wave?
Light energy is also known as
What is radiant or solar energy?
Example: Redily Available in some areas, cheap, large amounts of electricity can be generated
This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy stored in the bonds between atoms (e.g., food, gasoline).
What is chemical energy?
A speaker would demonstrate this
A light bulb goes through these 3 energy transformations
What is electrical, light and thermal energy?
Name a disadvantage of Renewable resources...
Example: Generate fewer quantities of electricity, rely mostly on weather conditions, the technology used is costly
The unit of measure for energy and work.
What is a Joule (J)?
A roller coaster demonstrates this kind of energy
What is Mechanical energy?
Total energy due to movement or vibration
What is thermal energy?
What do you call something that allows only some light to pass through it? Give an example of this kind of object.
What is translucent? Examples may vary, but may include sunglasses, frosted shower glass, or tinted windows.
Fossil fuels, Coal, Nuclear, Natural Gas, Oil
Energy that is stored due to an object's position or structure.
What is potential energy?
The form of energy associated with the motion, position, or shape of an object (KE + PE).
What is mechanical energy?
The flow of thermal energy from warm objects to cooler ones.
What is heat?
What do you call something that let's light through it? Give an example of this kind or object.
What is transparent? Examples may vary, but may include a window, a drinking glass, eyeglasses.
Name 3 types of renewable energy sources.
Solar, Biomass, Hydropower (Water), Geothermal, Wind