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Types of Energy
M.E.L.T.S.
Vocabulary
100

Potential or kinetic: A parachutist about to jump.

potential

100
Which item has both sound energy and light energy? Fan, Guitar, flashlight, or computer?
Computer
100
Which type of energy is energy in motion? Kinetic or Potential energy?
Kinetic Energy
100
Which is an example of mechanical energy? Batteries, a cell phone, or a fan?
A Fan
100
Which type of energy uses a turbine to work? Heat energy, sound energy, wind energy, or solar energy?
Wind Energy
200

Which has both potential and kinetic energy? A can of gasoline or a roller coaster?

A roller Coaster

200

True or false: The faster on object is moving the more kinetic energy it has.

True

200
When someone is sleeping, which type of energy is that an example of? Potential or Kinetic?
Potential
200
Name one source of thermal energy (heat).
Oven, microwave, fireplace, candle burning, wood burning, etc.
200
Which type of energy moves through wires? Sound energy, electrical energy, potential energy, or light energy?
Electrical energy
300

True or false: a ball on the ground has more potential energy than a ball on a hill.

False

300
How can you describe sound energy?
Sound travels through the air as waves, it is created by vibrations
300
When someone stretches a rubber band, and then flings it into the air, what happens? Kinetic energy becomes potential, or potential energy becomes kinetic?
Potential energy becomes kinetic energy
300

What is the force that forces objects down to the ground?

Gravity

300
Which type of energy does a pack of batteries have? Potential or Kinetic energy?
Potential Energy
400
Which item is an example of electrical energy? Computer, Sun, Piano, or Candle?
Computer
400

Potential or kinetic: a charging bull.

Kinetic

400

Which is NOT an example of kinetic energy? Kicking a ball, swimming in a pool, skier waiting at the top of a hill, or a bowling ball rolling down the lane?

Skier waiting at the top of a hill

400
Which has both electrical energy and heat energy? TV, Refrigerator, Toaster, or Fan?
Toaster
400
Name two types of energy being used by a lamp.
Electrical energy and light energy
500

The higher up an object is, the higher its _________.

potential energy

500

At the top of a hill on a rollercoaster, the rollercoaster has maximum _______.  On the way down the hill the ______ turns into ______.  At the bottom of the hill, the rollercoaster has maximum ________.

 PE, PE, KE, and KE

500

The higher up an object is, the higher its _________.

Roller Coaster

500
What types of energy does a T.V. have?
Electricity, Sound, and Light energy
500
Which is an example of mechanical energy? A bowling ball hitting the pins or a bow and arrow being pulled back?
Bowling ball hitting the pins because the moving ball causes the pins to fall down