Energy
occurs in how
many forms?
many
different
forms
What are the
two main types
of energy?
Potential
Energy and
Kinetic Energy
A ball sitting on
top of a fridge
has what kind
of energy?
Potential
Energy (at
rest)
If we increase
potential energy,
what happens to
kinetic energy?
Kinetic
energy also
increases
What two
factors
influence
kinetic energy?
Mass and
Speed
All forms of
electricity depend
on what flowing
from one place to
another?
Electrons
What is a
battery?
A device that
converts chemical
energy to electrical
energy
What is the
ability to bring
about change?
Energy
What
transformation
takes place when
you burn wood in a
fireplace?
Chemical
Energy to
Radiant (light)
Energy
What
transformation
takes place with
hair dryers?
Electrical
Energy to
Heat/Sound
Energy
What
transformation
takes place
with fireworks?
Chemical Energy to
Radiant/Sound/Heat
Energy
What
transformation
takes place
with a fan?
Electrical
Energy to
Mechanical
Energy
What
transformation
takes place when
burning a match?
Chemical
Energy to
Heat Energy
What
transformation
takes place with an
electrical motor?
Electrical
Energy to
Mechanical
Energy
What
transformation
takes place when a
student is playing
soccer?
Chemical
Energy to
Mechanical
Energy
What transformation
takes place when a
violinist draws her
string across the
bows of her violin?
Mechanical
Energy to
Sound Energy
What form of
heat energy
does a
microwave use?
Radiation
What form of heat
energy does a
metal spoon in a
hot bowl of soup
use?
Conduction
What form of
heat energy is
butter melting
on hot corn?
Conduction
What form of
heat energy is
a lava lamp?
Convection
What form of
heat energy is a
car heating up
on a sunny day?
Radiation
What form of
heat energy is
a bird gliding
through the air?
Convection
The transfer of
heat energy
through
touching is
Conduction
Heat energy that
travels in all
directions from
its source is
Radiation
The transfer of
heat by the upward
and downward
movement of a gas
or liquid is
Convection
A material that
does not allow
electricity to flow
is called a(n)
Insulator
A material that
does allow
electricity to flow
is called a(n)
Conductor
Energy is
measured with
what unit of
measurement?
Joules
What is the
temperature
scale used by
most scientists?
Celsius
The instrument used
to measure the
average molecular
movement of a
substance is a(n)
Thermometer
What is the
relationship
between potential
and kinetic
energy?
When potential energy
increases, kinetic
energy increases. When
potential energy
decreases, kinetic
energy decreases
What form of
energy does
food start out
as?
Chemical
Energy
What forms of
energy does
food transfer
into?
Sound Energy,
Mechanical
Energy, and
Heat Energy
What is
nonrenewable
energy?
Nonrenewable energy
cannot be reused or
regrown in a short
period of time (under
100 years)
What is
renewable
energy?
Renewable energy
can be reused or
regrown within a short
period of time (less
than 100 years)
What are some
examples of
nonrenewable
resources?
Fossil fuels (coal,
petroleum, natural
gas) uranium, and
nuclear
What are some
examples of
renewable
resources?
Hydro (Water),
Solar (Sun),
Wind, Biomass,
Geothermal
What is the
Law of
Conservation of
Energy state?
Energy cannot be
created or
destroyed, it can
only be transformed
(change form)
On which axis is
the independent
variable always
located?
X-axis
(bottom of
the graph)
On which axis is
the dependent
variable always
located?
Y-axis
(left-hand side
of the graph)