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6th Grade Energy @ Franklin Academy

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Joule   Unit of work  
Energy   The ability to do work  
Transfer of Energy   The object that has been worked on gains energy  
Power   Energy Transfered divided by time  
What are the 2 kinds of energy?   Kinetic and Potential  
What is kinetic energy?   Energy of movement.  
Factors of kinetic energy?   Mass and velocity  
Kinetic energy increases as   velocity increases.  
Formula for Kinetic Energy?   1/2 Mass x Velocity squared  
Doubling an object's velocity   will quadruple its kinetic energy.  
Potential Energy   Energy that is stored due to shape or position of the object  
Elastic Potential Energy   Energy that can be stretched or compressed  
Gravitational Potential Energy   Potential energy that depends on height  
Gravitational Potential Energy Formula   Weight times height  
The greater the height of an object   the greater the gravitational potential energy the object has  
Mechanical Energy   Energy associated with the position and motion of an object  
Mechanical Energy Formula   Potential energy + Kinetic Energy  
Thermal Energy   the total potential and kinetic energy of the particles in an object  
Electrical Energy   the energy of electrical charges  
chemical energy   the potential energy stored in chemical bonds  
nuclear energy   the potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom  
electromagnetic energy   the energy of light and other forms of radiation  
What 2 forms are associated with mechanical energy?   potential and kinetic  
What SI unit is used to measure mechanical energy?   joules  
When the particles of an object move faster   its thermal energy increases  
Shock from a doorknob   Electrical Energy  
Chemical Energy in foods   is energy stored in the bonds that hold the chemical compounds together  
Example of Mechanical Energy   Football pass thrown by a quarterback  
Example of Thermal Energy   Lava flowing from a volcano,hot choclate,sun ,food in thermos  
Example of Electrical Energy   lightning,electric blanket,batteries,appliances.  
Example of Chemical Energy   unlit match,lightbulb,lighterfluid, food  
Example of Nuclear Energy   nuclear fusion,atom bomb,fission  
Energy Transformation   A change from one form of energy to another  
Most forms of energy   can be transformed into other forms.  
what is the most common energy transformation?   potential to kinetic  
The law of conservation of energy   states that energy can't be created or destroyed  
Friction transforms   mechanical energy to thermal energy  
Examples of fossil fuels   coal,petroleum,natural gas  
Describe how chemical energy changes to mechanical energy in your body.   Chemical energy in the food transforms into mechanical energy to move your muscles. It also transforms thermal energy that your body will use to maintain temperature.  
Describe what happens when you throw an orange into the air.   As the orange goes up it is gaining kinetic energy. At the highest point it looses all its potential energy and begins gaining kinetic energy. As it falls down it loses its kinetic energy and becomes gravitational potential energy.  
A pendulum has maximum potential energy   at the highest point of each arch. It has the least potential energy in the middle of the arch.  
A pendulum has maximum kinetic energy   At the middle of the arch.  
No machine is 100% efficient because   mechanical energy is transformed to thermal energy to friction.  
Albert Einstein's theory   states that matter can be trasfomed into energy, by destroying matter energy is released.  
Matter   anything that takes up space and has mass.  
Fuel   material that contains stored potential energy  
Energy in fossil fuels comes from   the sun. The sun transforms nuclear energy to electromagnetic energy. The electromagnetic is stored in plants and animals as chemical energy. Their remains become coal, oil and natural gas which have stored chemical energy.  
What energy transformation takes place in the sun?   Nuclear energy is transformed to electromagnetic energy.  
What energy transformation takes place during photosynthesis?   Electromagnetic energy is changed to chemical energy.  
How is the potential energy of fossil fuels released?   Energy is released by being burned.  
Combustion   process of burning fossil fuels. The chemical energy is trasformed to thermal energy.  
In a modern coal-fired electric plant   mechanical energy of turbines is transformed to electrical energy by electric energy  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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