Energy Types
Vocabulary
Energy Transfers
Work, Work, Work, Work, Work, Work
(& Power & Energy)
Energy Equations
100
This is the type of energy a spinning turbine has
What is mechanical energy
100
This is the potential energy that depends on the height of an object
What is Gravitational Potential Energy
100
This is the energy transfer that occurs in a toaster
What is electric energy to thermal energy
100
This is the ability to do Work
What is Energy
100

What is the mechanical energy of an object with 550 J of PE and 100 J of KE?

650 J

200

Solar panels use this type of energy in order to generate power

What is radiant energy

200
This is the energy of stretched or compressed objects
What is Elastic Potential Energy
200
This is a change in one form of energy into another
What is an energy transformation
200


A boy pushes on a parked car with a force of 200 N. The car does not move. How much work does the boy do on the car?

None or 0, if there is no movement, there is no work!

200


A medicine ball has a mass of 5 kg and is thrown with a speed of 2 m/s. What is its kinetic energy? 

   Ek =½ mv2 (.5*m*v*v)

10 J

300
This type of energy is carried by moving charges
What is Electrical Energy
300
This is the energy an object has due to its motion
What is Kinetic Energy
300
This is the energy transfer that occurs when I drop a basketball off of a roof.
What is potential to kinetic
300
Energy is measured in these units
What are Joules
300
These are the two factors that Kinetic Energy depend on
What are Mass and Velocity
400
This is the combination of kinetic and potential energy
What is Mechanical Energy
400

This is the energy of light from electromagnetic rays

Radiant 

400
An electric motor transforms electrical energy to this type of energy
What is mechanical energy
400
When I apply a force on the desk and cause it to move backward, I have done this.
What is Work
400

What 3 things do you need to find potential energy

mass, gravity, height of the object

500
The food you eat is an example of this type of energy
What is Chemical Energy
500
This is the potential energy stored in chemical bonds
What is Chemical Energy
500
Your body converts chemical potential energy into this energy in order to maintain your body temperature
What is thermal energy
500
You would add these two things together in order to find an object's mechanical energy.
What is Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy
500
This states that when one form of energy is transformed into another, no energy is destroyed in the process.
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy