Energy - What is Energy?

Question 1

What is energy?

Answer 1

It is all around us and powers organic and non-organic matter

Question 2

Chemical Energy

Answer 2

Anything that can release energy via a chemical reaction eg food/fuel

Question 3

Kinetic Energy

Answer 3

Anything that moves has energy in it’s kinetic stores

Question 4

Graviational Potential

Answer 4

Anything that can fall

Question 5

Elastic Potential

Answer 5

Anything that stretches e.g springs, rubber, elastic bands

Question 6

Thermal

Answer 6

Any object (the hotter, the better)
Anything with temperature above absolute zero (-277 celcius)

Question 7

Light Energy

Answer 7

Anything luminous

Question 8

Sound Energy

Answer 8

Anything noisy

Question 9

Magnetic

Answer 9

two magnets attract or repel each other

Question 10

Electrostatic

Answer 10

two charges attract or repel each other

Question 11

Nuclear

Answer 11

atomic nuclei release energy from this store in nuclear reactions

Question 12

E

Electrical Energy

Answer 12

Anything from the sockets

Question 13

Law of Conservation of Energy

Answer 13

ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED OR DESTROYED, ONLY TRANSFORMED FROM ONE FORM TO ANOTHER

Question 14

What usually happens with waste energy?

Answer 14

Eventually ends up being dissipated as heat (thermal) energy

Question 15

Energy is measured in….

Answer 15

Joules
J or KJ

Question 16

Answer 16