Energy Flashcards
What is electrical energy?
Whenever a current flows
What is light energy?
From the sun and light bulbs
What is sound energy?
From loudspeakers or anything noisy
What is kinetic energy?
Anything that is moving
What is nuclear energy?
Released from nuclear reactions
What is thermal energy?
Flows from hot objects to cooler ones
What is gravitational potential energy?
Possessed by anything that can fall
What is elastic potential energy?
Stretched springs or elastic or rubber bands
What is chemical energy?
Possessed by foods or fuels or batteries
What are the 9 types of energy?
Electrical Sound Nuclear Gravitational potential Light Chemical Elastic Heat Thermal
What type of energy are forms of stored energy?
Gravitational potential
Elastic potential
Chemical
Energy can be ___ usefully from one form to another, stored or dissipated (lost) but can not ___ or ___
Transferred
Created
Destroyed
Energy is only ___ when it can be ___ from one form to another
Useful
Converted
