Energy Web Quest
Name_____________________________________________ Date____________ Block_______
Energy Web Quest
1. Go to http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=about_home-basics
a. Energy is the ability to ____________ _____________.
b. Name 7 forms of energy: _________________________,
____________________________, ___________________________,
_____________________________, _______________________,
__________________________, ________________________.
c. The food a person eats contains _____________________ energy. We
_______________ this energy until we need it for work or play.
2. Go to http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=about_forms_of_energy-basics
a. Energy forms are either ___________________ or ____________________.
b. Potential energy comes in forms that are ______________________ including —
chemical, gravitational, mechanical, and nuclear.
c. Kinetic energy forms are doing ________________________ — like electrical, heat,
light, motion, and sound.
d. __________________________ energy is energy stored in the bonds of atoms and
molecules. ________________________, biomass, petroleum, natural gas, and
____________________ are examples of stored chemical energy. Chemical energy is
converted to ____________________ energy when people burn wood in a fireplace or
burn ________________________ in a car's engine.
e. _____________________________ energy is energy stored in objects by tension.
Compressed _____________________ and stretched __________________
__________________ are examples of stored mechanical energy.
f. _____________________________ energy is energy stored in the nucleus of an atom—
the energy that holds the nucleus together. ______________________ amounts of
energy can be released when the nuclei are combined or split apart.
g. Gravitational energy is energy stored in an object's __________________________. The
higher and heavier the object, the _____________________ gravitational energy is
stored. When a person rides a bicycle down a steep hill and picks up speed, the
gravitational energy is being converted to __________________________ energy.
Hydropower is another example of gravitational energy, where gravity forces
______________________ down through a hydroelectric turbine to produce
_________________________.
h. Radiant energy is __________________________ energy that travels in transverse
waves. Radiant energy includes visible ____________________, x-rays, gamma rays, and
____________________ waves. ______________________ is one type of radiant
energy. ______________________________ is radiant energy, which provides the fuel
and warmth that make life on earth possible.
i.
___________________________ energy, or heat, is the vibration and movement of the
atoms and molecules within substances. As an object is heated up, its atoms and
molecules move and collide ________________________. ______________________
energy is the thermal energy in the earth.
j.
________________________________ energy is energy stored in the movement of
objects. The faster they move, the ____________________ energy is stored. It takes
____________________________ to get an object moving, and energy is released when
an object slows down. ___________________________ is an example of motion energy.
k. ____________________________________ energy is delivered by tiny charged particles
called electrons, typically moving through a ________________.
______________________ is an example of electrical energy in nature.
3. Go to http://www.ducksters.com/science/energy.php
a. In physics, the standard unit of measure for energy __________________which is
abbreviated as J. There are other units of measure for energy that are used throughout
the world including ________________, calories,_____________________, therms, and
_______________.
b. The Law of Conservation of energy says that energy is never _____________________
or __________________________.
c. Energy is only ____________________ from one state to another.
d. One example is the _______________________ energy in food that we turn into
___________________ energy when we move.
4. Go to https://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.php?page=about_forms_of_energy-basics
a. Energy forms are either ________________or ___________________. Potential energy
comes in forms that are stored including ________________, gravitational,
______________________, and nuclear. Kinetic energy is energy in
____________________________and includes _______________________,
____________________, _____________________, and ______________________.
b. Complete the table on your worksheet on forms of potential and kinetic energy.
5. Potential Energy
6. Kinetic Energy