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Study Guide- Unit 4.1-4.5
Directions: Answers must be written on a separate paper but do NOT have to be in full sentences.
Unit 4.1
1. Define the following:
a. Law of Conservation of Matter
b. Kinetic Energy
c. Potential Energy
2. Give 2 examples of potential energy.
3. Give 2 examples of Kinetic energy.
4. Give 2 examples of something that contains both kinetic and potential energy.
Unit 4.2
1. Define the Six FORMS of Energy:
a. Mechanical Energy
b. Heat Energy
c. Electrical Energy
d. Wave Energy
e. Chemical Energy
f. Nuclear Energy
2. Give 2 examples of each of the Six FORMS of Energy:
a. Mechanical Energy
b. Heat Energy
c. Electrical Energy
d. Wave Energy
e. Chemical Energy
f. Nuclear Energy
3. Which of the Six forms of energy are kinetic energy?
4. Which of the six forms of energy are potential energy?
5. Where is energy stored in a chemical compound?
6. Where is energy stored in an atom?
7. Describe the 2 types of Nuclear Energy.
Unit 4.3 (and Fossil Fuels Reading)
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What are the 3 types of fossil fuels?
What are fossil fuels?
What gas do fossil fuels produce when burned?
What is The Greenhouse Effect?
List 3 greenhouse gases
What effects can Global Warming (AKA Climate Change) have on the environment?
Unit 4.4
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What form of energy do solar panels USE?
What form of energy do solar panels MAKE?
How do solar panels work?
List 2 pros of solar power.
List 2 cons of solar power.
What form of energy do wind turbines USE?
What form of energy do wind turbines MAKE?
Where would be the best locations for wind farms?
List 2 pros of wind turbines.
List 2 cons of wind turbines.
What form of energy do dams USE?
What form of energy do dams MAKE?
What are the 2 devices you could use to collect water energy?
What must the water be doing to generate electricity?
Describe how a dam or water wheel works.
List 2 pros of dams.
List 2 cons of dams.
What form of energy do geothermal power plants USE?
What form of energy do geothermal power plants MAKE?
Where can you get geothermal energy?
How does geothermal energy generate electricity?
List 2 pros of geothermal energy.
List 2 cons of geothermal energy.
Nuclear Reading/Chernobyl/3 Mile Island/ Fukushima Daiichi Readings
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What form of energy do Nuclear power plants USE?
What form of energy do nuclear power plants MAKE?
What element is used for nuclear energy?
How do nuclear power plants generate electricity?
List 2 pros of nuclear energy.
List 2 cons of nuclear energy.
ESSAY QUESTION: WILL BE ON QUIZ!
43. Summarize the cause and effects of one of the three nuclear disasters (Chernobyl, 3 Mile Island,
and Fukushima Daiichi). Think about why the nuclear meltdown occurred, where/when it
happened, and what effects it had on society (including health effects) 5-7 Sentences.
Unit 4.5
44. What is the difference between temperature and heat?
45. Describe the 3 temperature scales
a. Fahrenheit
i. What units does it use?
ii. Freezing point of water?
iii. Boiling point of water?
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b. Celsius
i. What units does it use?
ii. Freezing point of water?
iii. Boiling point of water?
c. Kelvin
i. What units does it use?
ii. Freezing point of water?
iii. Boiling point of water?
What happens to the kinetic energy of an object if the temperature increases?
What is heat?
What direction does heat move?
Which object has a higher temperature?
a. A cup of cold milk
b. A cup of hot tea
Which object has more thermal energy?
a. A cup of cold milk
b. A cup of hot tea
Which object has more thermal energy? Explain Why.
a. A school filled with cold kool-ade
b. A cup of cappuccino
Conduction
a. Define conduction
b. Is it normally with solids, liquids, or gases?
c. Give 2 examples
Convection
a. Define convection
b. Is it normally with solids, liquids, or gases?
c. Give 2 examples
Radiation
a. Define Radiation
b. Is it normally with solids, liquids, or gases?
c. Give 2 examples