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Types of Energy
Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the two main types of energy? | Potential Energy (PE) and Kinetic Energy (KE) |
| What are the four examples of Potential Energy? | Gravitational, Stored Mechanical, Chemical and Nuclear |
| What is the energy that's stored energy? | Potential Energy |
| What energy in motion called? | Kinetic Energy |
| What type of Potential Energy is the energy of place or position? | Gravitational |
| A rock on the edge of a cliff is an example of which type of Potential Energy? | Gravitational |
| What is the energy stored in an object called? | Stored Energy |
| A stretched rubber band is an example of what type of Potential Energy? | Elastic Energy |
| What kind of energy is stored in the bonds between atoms called? | Chemical Energy |
| Gasoline for a car is an example of which type of Potential Energy? | Chemical Energy |
| What kind of energy is stored in the nucleus of an atom? | Nuclear Energy |
| What kind of Kinetic energy is of an object that's moving from one place to another called? | Mechanical Energy |
| The ability to do work is called what? | Energy |
| Electromagnetic energy that travels in transverse waves are called what? | Radiant Energy |
| Light is an example of which type of Kinetic Energy? | Radiant |
| The movement of molecules and atoms in a substance is called what? | Thermal Energy |
| Boiling water is an example of which Kinetic Energy? | Thermal |
| What is the movement of energy through substances in longitudinal waves called? | Sound Energy |
| Someone whispering is an example of which Kinetic Energy? | Sound |
| What type of Kinetic Energy is the movement of electrons called? | Electrical Energy |
| What type of Kinetic energy is turning on a hair dryer after you plug it in called? | Electrical Energy |
| What does MRS CENT G stand for? | Mechanical, Radiant, Sound, Chemical, Electrical, Nuclear, Thermal, Gravitational |
| What two things does Potential Energy depend on? | Height and Weight |
| The ____________ and _____________ the object is, the more PE it has. | Higher and more weight |
| What two things does Kinetic energy depends on? | Speed and Mass |