Unit Vocabulary
Vocabulary continued
Energy
Energy numero dos
Tres Energy
100

The ability to cause change in matter

What is energy?

100

Energy that can be released by a chemical change

What is chemical energy?

100

This picture shows energy transfer. What energy transfer is taking place?

What is electrical energy to heat energy?

100

A child is jumping on a trampoline. 

The child has the MOST potential energy in which picture?

What is picture 3?

100

The _____ energy of falling water spins a turbine to generate electricity.

What is kinetic energy?

200

The energy of motion

What is kinetic energy?

200

Energy that comes from an electrical current

What is electrical energy?

200

A microwave at your home has these types of energy (need at least 3)

What are heat, electrical, light, sound, mechanical?

200

What type of energy is being captured in this diagram?

What is hydroelectric energy?

200

Most electricity is generated by using the chemical energy of burning this

What are fossil fuels?

300

The energy something has because of its position or condition

What is potential energy?

300

The electricity made from the kinetic energy of falling water

What is hydroelectric energy?

300

Oil, Coal, Natural Gas, Petroleum are types of this


What are fossil fuels?

300

Which of these pictures is a nonrenewable resource?

What is the picture of the oil can?

300

A Tesla car uses this type of energy

What is electrical energy?

400

The total potential and kinetic energy an object has

What is mechanical energy?

400

The electricity made from moving air

What is wind energy?

400

The vibrations of a guitar give off ______ energy?

What is sound?

400

Lightning is an example of what types of energy? (must give at least 2)

What is light, heat, electrical, and sound?

400

All living things need energy. How do living things get energy?

What is eating healthy foods?

500

The energy made when something causes vibrations in the air

What is sound energy?

500

The energy that is produced by the sun

What is solar energy?

500

This is an example of energy transfer. What energy transfer is taking place?

What is wind energy to electric energy?

500

Riding a bike is an example of what kind of energy?

What is mechanical?

500

A nuclear power plant has what kind of energy


What is nuclear?

600

Name 3 renewable resources.

What are solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, biofuels.

600

This describes how fast an object is vibrating.

What is pitch?

600

Name one conductor and one insulator.

answers may vary
600

         Coal           Wind         Gasoline            Oil

Which is a renewable/inexhaustible resource?

What is wind?

600

Plants make their own food through the process of photosynthesis. This type of energy is important to photosynthesis

What is light energy?