Types of Energy
Vocabulary & Key concepts
Conversions
What Energy is this?
Random
100

Energy having to do with motion

Mechanical energy

100

Nothing _______ energy. If something has energy, it must have __________ from something else.

creates, transfers.

100

When you rub your hands together, you convert _______ energy to ________ energy.

Mechanical, heat

100

A skateboard at the top of a ramp has ________

Potential energy
100

The ability to do work

Energy

200

Energy having to do with moving electrical charges

Electromagnetic energy

200

Energy can be ________ from one object to another, and energy can be ________ from one type to another.

transferred, converted

200

When you turn on a light bulb, you convert ________ energy to ________ and ________ energy.

Electrical, light, thermal

200

Energy a light bulb releases

Light and thermal energy

200

Energy can neither be _________ nor__________, only __________

created, destroyed, changed in form

300

Energy having to do with heat

Thermal energy

300

To change from one type to another

Convert

300
When you strike a match, you convert _______ energy into ________ and ________ energy.

Mechanical, light, heat

300

A bike going down a hill has ________

Kinetic energy

300

What 2 types of energy are stored in matter?

Chemical energy and Nuclear energy

400

Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.

Nuclear energy

400

To move from one object to another or from one place to another.

Transfer

400

When water goes through a water wheel, it converts _______ energy to _______ energy.

Mechanical, Electrical

400

Energy the sun releases

Light and heat energy

400

A machine that produces its own energy.

A perpetual motion machine

500

Energy stored in the bonds between atoms

Chemical energy

500

A machine that can convert or change kinetic energy into electrical energy

Generator

500

When you ride a bike, you convert _________ energy, into ________ and _________ energy.

chemical, mechanical, thermal

500

Energy that goes through power lines

Electromagnetic energy

500

What is the amount of kinetic energy something has determined by?

Mass and velocity