Chapter 37 - Energy

Question 0

What’s kinetic energy ??

Answer 0

This is the energy that moving things has

Question 1

What’s potential energy ???

Answer 1

This is stored energy just waiting to do work. It is the type of energy in a coiled spring or a brick held at a height

Question 2

What’s heat energy ??

Answer 2

Heat is energy because it to cam cause things to move. Heat causes a hot - air balloon to rise or causes water to evaporate and move upwards

Question 3

What’s light energy ??

Answer 3

Light energy causes movement in a Crooke’s radiometer or in a solar powered calculator

Question 4

What’s sound energy ???

Answer 4

Put your hand near a loudspeaker and you will feel the air being moved around by the sound of energy

Question 5

What’s electrical energy ???

Answer 5

This energy can cause an extractor fan to move

Question 6

What’s chemical energy ??

Answer 6

This I s the energy stored in chemicals like petrol ,coal , oil, as well as our food . Chemical energy in fuels is released by burning them

Question 7

What’s nuclear energy ??

Answer 7

This is the energy stored in the nuclei of atoms