Forms of Energy Flashcards
Energy can be neither _______ nor destroyed.
Answer: created
What forms of energy have you heard of?
Answer may vary
What is mechanical energy?
An object that has the ability to do work
What is potential energy
An object that has the “potential” to move
(Choose one) Potential energy is energy that is: moving, stored, solar, or velocity
Stored
What is kinetic energy?
It is the energy of motion the more an object moves the more kinetic energy it has.
(true or false) Potential and kinetic energy are the same thing?
False
What is gravitational energy?
energy that is stored at a energy’s weight.
(Choose one) Gravitational energy is a type of: moving energy, light energy, kinetic energy, or potential energy.
Potential energy
What is elastic energy?
A potential energy that is stored in the compression or stretching of an object.
(Choose one) Which of the following is an example of elastic energy: A book of the shelf, Bungee cord stretched, a battery, or stars.
A Bungee cord stretched
What is nuclear energy?
it is released by nuclear fission of fusion and can be used to create electricity.
(Choose one) nuclear energy can be used to create: electricity, sunlight, green house gases, or sand
electricity
What is chemical energy?
it is energy that is stored in chemicals
What is radiant energy?
it is energy that travels in waves and space
What is light energy?
it is energy that is carried by the waves that are within visible regions of electromagnetic spectrum.
(Choose one) which of the following is an example of light energy: microwaves, radio, apple falling from a tree, or light coming from a light bulb.
Light coming from a light bulb.
What is solar energy?
It is energy that comes from the sun.
What is magnetic energy?
It is energy from a magnetic field
What is sound energy?
it is movement through substances and waves.
(True or false) Sound waves need an object to travel through.
True
What is electrical energy?
It is generated when electrons move from one atom to another.
What is thermal energy?
kinetic energy due to the movement of molecules.
Give two examples of thermal energy
Answer may vary
(Fill in the blank) Mechanical energy can either be ______ energy or _______ energy.
Potential , Kinetic
