Vocabulary
Types of Energy
Energy Transformations
Renewable & Non-renewable
Fair Testing
100

The ability to do work

What is Energy

100

A thermometer measures this type of energy.

What is Heat/Thermal

100

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only ____________ from one form to another.

What is Transformed/Changed/Converted

100

The name for an energy source that will eventually run out.

What is Non-Renewable Energy

100

The variable that is purposely being changed  

What is the Independent variable

200

Unit that energy is measured in

What is The Joule

200

_______ energy is the only type of energy we can see.

What is Light

200

What is the energy transformation for riding a bike? 

What is Chemical potential --> Kinetic

200

Name two types of Renewable energy sources 

What is Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric, Geothermal, Biomass, Tidal 

200

Jasmine is doing an experiment to find out if plants grow better with rock music, country music or pop music. This is the independent variable in the experiment.

What is The type of music

300

Energy that is waiting to be used 

What is Potential/Stored energy

300

Which energy is given off when a cell phone rings? 

What is sound

300

If you imagine a drop of water at the top of a waterfall about to fall down. What type of energy does the drop of water have? 

What is Gravitational potential

300

Thermal energy that is contained in and around magma (underground) 

What is Geothermal energy

300
Explain what a controlled variable is

What is All of the things that you keep the same in the experiment, so you can see the impact of the independent variable

400

Energy derived from the movement of water

What is Hydroelectric energy

400

What are the two main categories of energy?

What is Kinetic (Active) and Potential (Stored)

400

How can a roller coaster gain potential energy? 

What is Go higher

400

The 3 types of energy that make up fossil fuels

What is Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
400

How do you take an average (mean) of your data

What is Add up all the trials for one of your independent values and then divide by the number of trials

500

Energy from burning wood, alcohol and garbage

What is Biomass energy

500

Name 3 types of potential energy.

What is Chemical potential, gravitational potential, elastic potential, Magnetic potential, Nuclear potential

500

A hair dryer transforms ________ energy to _________ and _________. 

What is Electrical, Heat, Sound
500
The energy transformation for a Windmill 

What is Kinetic --> Electrical

500

Will the reaction go faster if a more concentrated acid is used? Name the Independent variable, dependent variable and at least 2 controlled variables. 

What is The concentration of acid, the time it takes, amount of acid, size of contained used, temperature, etc..