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Science Study Guide
Energy and Transformation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Example of kinetic mechanical energy? | a bike rolling down a hill |
| Example of potential energy trasformed into kinetic energy? | a mouse tripping a mouse trap |
| The "ability to do work or cause change" is the definition for | energy |
| "Energy of motion" is the definition for | kinetic energy |
| Lying out in the sun to get a tan is an example of what type of heat energy transfer? | radiation |
| What is a example of a good insulator is | plastic fork |
| "When one form of energy is transformed into another", describes | energy transformation |
| Touching a metal spoon that has been setting in a cup of boiling hot coffee describes. | conduction |
| Pulling back a bow, then releasing the arrow into the air describes what form of energy? | mechanical energy |
| The energy a person gets from their breakfast is an example of what form of energy? | chemical energy |
| A computer that is receiving energy from its power chord is an example of what form of energy? | electrical energy |
| Someone playing a trumpet is an example of what form of energy? | sound energy |
| The sun gives off this type of energy, which helps power solar panels. | light energy |
| Energy power plants get from the splitting of atoms is an example of what form of energy? | nuclear energy |
| The warmth you feel when you hold a hot cup of cocoa describes which form of energy? | thermal energy |
| "Energy of position" is the definition for | potential energy |
| Example of energy transformation | hairdryer transforms electrical energy into thermal energy |
| Materials through which the transfer of thermal energy is easy are called | conductors |
| A referee blowing his whistle during a basketball game illustrates | sound energy |
| A battery is an example of what form of energy? | chemical energy |
| A person sprinting is an example of which form of energy? | mechanical energy |
| A match before it is lit has which form of energy | chemical energy |
| A silver spoon is an an example of | conductor |
| Noodles boiling in a pot shows which type of heat transfer? | convection |
| A ball setting at the top of the stairs is an example of | gavitational potential energy |
| You can feel the warmth of the sun in the summer. Heat is transferred from the sun to Earth by? | radiation |
| Heat is _?_ transferred from objects with a higher temperature to a lower temperature object. | always |
| Measuring the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance means | finding the temperature |
| __?__ is done when an object is moved in the direction of the applied force. | work |
| Heat transfer from a warmer substance to a cooler substance through direct contact describes? | conduction |