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Unit B Energy
Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chemical Energy | energy stored in the way atoms are connected to each other. |
| Electrical Energy | energy carried by electricity |
| Kinetic Energy | the energy of motion |
| Mechanical Energy | energy an object has due to its motion, position, or condition. |
| Nuclear Energy | energy produced when an atom splits apart or when two atoms join to form one atom |
| Potential Energy | stored or energy an object has due to its position |
| Radiant Energy | energy travels in waves and can move through empty space. |
| Sound Energy | energy of vibrations carried by air, water, and other matter. |
| Thermal Energy | energy of the movement of atoms and molecules |
| On a roller coaster ride, the care has most potential energy... | at the top of the hill |
| Rolling a soccer ball | Kinetic Energy |
| A bicycle stopped at the top of the hill | Potential Energy |
| The wound spring in a wind up toy | Potential Energy |
| Energy stored in vegetables | Kinetic Energy |
| How can the potential energy of a bicycle stopped at the top of a tall hill be changed into kinetic energy. | Ride bicycle down the hill |
| What is one way in which you use electrical energy? | Watching TV |
| Identify the energy changes that occur in a solar calculator | Electrical Energy |
| How are the waves of radiant energy different from waves? | the wavelengths |
| What kind of energy is Sunlight? | Radiant Energy |
| What kind of rays cause sunburn | Ultraviolet |
| Rapid back and forth motion of air or other matter is called | vibration |
| The distance from a point on a wave to the same point on the next wave is called | wave length |
| The number of waves passing a point in a given amount of time is | Frequency |
| Why must sound travel through matter? | the vibrations get weaker |
| People can hear... | a limited range of sounds |