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100
At the top of the first roller coaster hill, the type of energy the car has
What is potential energy?
100

Plugging in a lamp

What is electrical to radiant?

100
The term for sources that are continually replenished and will never run out, such as solar, wind, water, and geothermal
What is renewable?
100

Gravitational potential energy of a 10 kg backpack on the floor under your desk

What is 0 J?

100

The nickname of the college basketball playoffs series this month

What is March Madness?

200

The location on a roller coaster where kinetic energy is greatest, if there is no friction

What is the lowest point?

200

Eating cereal before walking to school

What is chemical to mechanical?
200
The energy efficiency of a solar panel that gets 50 kJ usable electrical energy for every 100 kJ of radiant energy that shines onto it
What is 50%?
200

Kinetic energy of a 70 kg person running 3 m/s

What is 315 J?

200

The number of weeks till Spring Break

What is 4 and a half?

300

The type of energy that friction converts mechanical energy into

What is thermal energy?

300

A battery powered speaker

What is chemical (to electrical) to sound?
300
The part of a power plant that spins due to the mechanical energy of steam, wind, or water
What is the turbine?
300

Which has more gravitational potential energy: a 0.1-kg tennis ball on the 4-meter high roof of the school or a 5-kg bowling ball in the parking lot

What is the tennis ball?

300

The tv and film awards show that was held virtually last weekend

What is the Golden Globes?

400

The location on a roller coaster with the greatest thermal energy

What is the end of the track?

400

The energy transformation when coasting up a hill and slowing down

What is (mechanical) kinetic to (gravitational) potential?
400
The process that releases energy that takes place inside the reactor a nuclear power plant
What is nuclear fission?
400
The height of a tree branch with a 1.2 kg falcon with 294 J of gravitational potential energy

What is 25 m?

400

The TikTok user with the most followers

Who is @charlidamelio?

500

The law that states that total energy stays constant within a system

What is the Law of Conservation of Energy? (Or First Law of Thermodynamics)

500

The Sun shining on the Earth's surface, generating weather

What is radiant (to thermal) to mechanical?
500
The part of a power plant that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
What is generator?
500

The speed of a 0.03 kg bullet that has 9,600 J of kinetic energy

What is 800 m/s?

500

The top selling vehicle of all time in the US

What is Ford F-series?