Energy Flashcards
What type of energy involves fusing atoms
Nuclear
What type of energy involves waves
Radiant
What type of energy involves the movement of things
Mechanical
Which type of energy is moving electrons
Electrical
Stored energy is
Potential
Energy of motion is
Kinetic
Name something that converts chemical energy to mechanical energy
Human car animals
The laws of conservation of energy says
Energy can not be created or destroyed
What is the source of most of the earth’s energy
The sun
Eating food to keep your body warm is an example of
Changing chemical energy to thermal energy
Liquids have _____ shape and _____ volume
Variable constant
If I have equal amounts of water and ice at the same temperature which has more thermal energy
Water
Which state of matter has molecules in a fixed position vibrating
Solid
Heat transfer by touching is
Conduction
Heat transfer by air rising cooling and then falling is
Convection