Forms of energy
energy transformation
harnessing energy
heat and temperature
vocabulary
100

this type of energy is stored in food and fuels and can be released to do work

What is potential energy, specifically solar energy

100

This is the process of energy changing from one form to another.

What s energy transformation

100

Energy source that does not come from coal, gas or batteries.

What is renewable energy

100

Term that describes the measure of how hot or cold something is. 

What is temperature?

100

the moment when two objects hit each other

What is collision>?

200

This type of energy comes from the movement of objects or particles

What is kinetic energy

200

A flashlight transforms chemical energy from the batteries into this type of energy.

What is light energy

200

This device can store chemical energy and release it when needed.

What is a battery?

200

This is the flow of thermal energy from warmer objects to a cooler one. 

What is heat?

200

to reach a conclusion using evidence and reasoning

What is infer?

300

The energy from the sun that plants use to make food.

What is light energy

300

In a hand-cranked flashlight, mechanical energy is transformed into this type of energy.

What is electrical energy

300

This type of renewable energy source can be generated by wind turbines.

What is wind energy?

300

A thermometer measures temperature in this unit. 

What is degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit?

300

a group of atoms joined together in a particular way

What is a molecule?

400

The energy stored in objects due to their position or shape. 

What is potential energy

400

A bicycle rider transforms chemical energy into this form, as they pedal.

What is kinetic energy

400

This type of energy can be stored in a compressed spring and released to do work.

What is potential energy?

400

When particles move faster in an object, this also increases. 

WHat is temperature?

400

the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim

What is reasoning?

500

Energy that flows from a hot object to a colder one is known as this. 

What is thermal energy

500

A toaster changes electrical energy into two other forms to make toast. Name one of them. 

What is thermal energy or light energy

500

A solar panel transforms sunlight into this type of energy. 

What is electrical energy?

500

The sun transfers heat to Earth through this type of heat trasnfer. 

What is radiation?

500

a claim supported by evidence

What is scientific reasoning?