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Energy
Potential, Kinetic, Work
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is energy? | the ability to do work or cause change |
| What is kinetic energy? | energy of motion |
| What is potential energy? | energy that is stored |
| What is mechanical energy? | energy associated with motion or position of an object. |
| What is thermal energy? | energy associated with the movement of particles of an object that creates heat |
| What is the Law of Conservation of Energy? | Energy can be converted from one form to another but now energy is loss, destroyed or created in the process. |
| What is gravitational energy? | energy of position or height |
| What is chemical energy? | energy stored in bonds of atoms and molecules |
| What is electrical energy? | movement of electrons |
| What is nuclear energy? | energy stored in the nucleus of an atom; released when nucleus splits or combines. |
| What is potential energy dependent upon? | position and condition. |
| What is the formula for kinetic energy? | KE = mass x velocity 2(squared) divided by 2 |
| What type of energy would represented at the top of a roller coaster track? | Potential Energy |
| What type of energy would be found at the bottom of a roller coaster track? | Kinetic Energy |
| What type of energy transformation happens in a toaster? | electrical to radiant to mechanical |
| What type of energy transformation occurs in a flashlight? | chemical to electrical to radiant |
| What type of energy transformation occurs in a car? | chemical to mechanical to thermal |
| What type of heat transfer occurs when a metal spoon becomes hot while stirring a bowl of hot soup? | conduction |
| What type of heat transfer occurs when the sun causes a sunburn on your skin while at the beach? | radiation |
| What type of heat transfer occurs when you use a blower dryer to dry your hair? | convection |
| What type of heat transfer happens when you turn your thermostat up in your house to make it warmer? | convection |
| What type of heat transfer occurs when you sit around a campfire and hold your hands ups to warm them? | radiation |
| What type of heat transfer happens when you use an iron to get the wrinkle out of your clothes? | conduction |
| What type of heat transformation occurs in a wind mills? | mechanical to electrical |
| As an apple falls from a tree where is the highest potential energy? kinetic energy? | a) right before it falls b) right before it hits the ground. |
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