Energy Transformations
Lighting/Burning a candle
Chemical energy -> Thermal energy + Light energy
Name one way you can reduce air leaks in your home
Insulation, caulking etc.
What type of energy is also known as 'stored' energy?
Potential energy
Energy that has the ability to fall; this type of energy increases the higher up you go
Gravitational energy
Energy is defined as _________
The ability to do work
Using a hot plate to boil water
Electrical energy -> Thermal energy
Is metal a good conductor or insulator?
Good conductor
What is the energy of motion?
Kinetic energy
"You can burn it or you can eat it"
Chemical energy
List the three types of heat transfer
Conduction, Convection & Radiation
A hungry football player eating a large sandwich to use the food for energy
Chemical energy -> kinetic energy
Is plastic a good conductor or insulator?
Good insulator
A heavy vase on a table has this type of energy
(Gravitational) potential energy
This type of energy is generated by a force - a push or a pull
Mechanical energy
Substances that are poor conductors of heat are known as...
Insulators
Using a solar-powered calculator.
Light energy -> electrical energy
Name one way you can conserve energy in your home
Energy efficient appliances, turning appliances off etc.
A person running down the sidewalk has this type of energy
(Mechanical) kinetic energy
An atom splitting is this type of energy
Nuclear energy
A solar panel on the roof of a building used to heat and cool the building
Light energy -> electrical energy
Name one way to prevent the heat from the sun from entering your house on a hot, summer day
Solar screens on your windows, black-out curtains (closed)
A person that has just jumped from an airplane has this type of energy
(Gravitational) potential and kinetic energy
The energy of heat is also known as...
Thermal energy
Explain the Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy can be not be created or destroyed