Types of Energy

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100

Mechanical Energy is the energy of:

Motion and Position of every day objects.

200

What type of energy turns on the light bulb inside of the microwave?

Electrical

300

An apple is falling from a tree. What type of energy is it doing/performing?

Kinetic

400

I am rubbing two sticks together in the wilderness. What two types of energy are going to be most prevalent here?

Mechanical and Thermal

500

A ball on a string is going to have max potential energy at what point?

The highest/top

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100

Thermal Energy is?

The total kinetic energy of microscopic molecules in an object

200

The energy your body receives from eating  microwaved food and digesting it would be?

Chemical energy

300

The string of a bow is pulled back to max capacity. We are storing what type of energy?

Potential/ EPE

400

The suns energy is transported to earth due to it being generated by what type of energy? Then, a solar panel will store it as what type of energy?

Nuclear, Electrical

500

A ball on a string swinging on a pendulum would have max kinetic energy at which point?

The lowest point

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100

Chemical Energy is?

Stored energy in the bonds of a substance

200

What type of energy is used to spin the plate inside of the microwave?

Mechanical Energy

300

What type of energy can be felt through a vacuum?

Thermal/electromagnetic

400

I bring a bite of food to my mouth using a spoon in my hand. What type of energy did I use to bring the spoon to my mouth? What type of energy do I gain from this? 

Mechanical, Chemical

500

I am generating a magnetic field by sending energy into a metal rod to generate the magnetic field. What type of energy am I sending?

Electromagnetic/Electrical

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100

What is electrical energy?

Energy of/with electrical charges

200

I grab my plate from the microwave and burn my hand. I experienced what type of energy?

Thermal

300

The sun is an example of what type of energy generation?

Nuclear/ Nuclear Fusion

400

Lighting is an example of what type of energy- and it generates what other type of energy?

Electrical, Thermal

500

A nuclear power plant is going to use ejected sub atomic particles to heat up water and generate steam. This steam goes up to spin a turbine, using mechanical energy to generate what type of energy?

Electrical

5

100

What is nuclear energy?

Energy stored in atomic nuclei

200

What type of energy is used to heat up the food inside of the microwave?

Nuclear

300

I turn on a space heater because I am cold. I am turning electrical energy into what type of energy?

Electromagnetic/ Thermal

400

You use your hand to strike a match and light it. What two types of energy did you use?

Mechanical, Chemical

500

Burning wood releases heat due to what?

The breaking of chemical bonds.