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 Law of Conservation of energy says,
energy cannot 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
If I have equal amounts of water and ice at the same temperature, which has more thermal energy?
Water
Liquids have _____ shape and _____ volume
variable, constant
Which state of matter has the most energy?
Gas
Which state of matter has molecules in a fixed position, vibrating?
Solid
Heat transfer by touching is
conduction