Potential Energy
What is the ability to do work?
Energy
Kinetic energy
Water stored in an elevated tank is an example of what type of energy?
Gravitational potential energy
When do energy transformations occur?
When matter and energy interact
What is an interaction of matter in which atoms change?
A nuclear reaction
What is potential energy?
An objects energy depending on it's position.
What is the movement of an object from one position to another through space called?
Translation motion
What type of energy is a battery an example of?
Electric potential energy
What can a toaster can transform electric energy into?
Radiant energy
What's one of the two types of nuclear reactions called?
Nuclear fusion
Nuclear fission
Who has great potential energy:
A biker at the bottom of a hill or a biker at the top of a hill.
A biker at the top of a hill.
What does the Greek work "energeia" mean?
Activity
During class, what did I demonstrate was an example of elastic potential energy?
A balloon
A television transforms electric energy into what TWO types of energy?
Radiant and sound energy
When two or more atoms collide at very high speeds and fuse into a larger atom, is called what type of reaction?
Nuclear fusion
When an object is lifted against gravity, what do we call this type of energy?
Gravitational Potential Energy.
What are motion and kinetic energy measured in reference to?
A reference point.
What type of potential energy is stored by the positions of subatomic particles inside an atom?
Nuclear potential energy
In every energy transformation, a small amount of energy is given off as heat. Why does this occur?
Due to friction and drag.
What is it called when many atoms are split and a huge amount of energy is released.
A chain reaction
Chemical potential energy.
When a car begins to break, what type of energy is it transformed into and what THREE parts receive that energy?
It transforms into thermal energy at the breaks, tires, and the road.
What is Newton's law of motion?
An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
If a car is riding down a freeway at 1000 joules, how many joules would it take for it to stop?
4000 Joules
In 1986, what was the name of the accident that was caused because of a faulty reactor design?
Chernobyl