Forms Of Energy Flashcards
What is energy? What can energy do? Examples
Energy is the ability to do work and maintain a process or carry out an action.
EXAMPLES: heat energy, kinetic energy etc.
What is Mechanical energy and what does it do?
What are some examples?
Mechanical energy is the energy possessed by a body due to both motion and position.
EXAMPLES: windmill, moving car, bouncing ball
What is potential energy? And what are some examples + formula
Potential energy, is energy stored in an object. Formula: mgh (Mass x g in acceleration due to gravity, h is height.)
EXAMPLES: book on a shelf, a boulder on a hill, rubberband
What is kinetic energy? And what are some examples? + Formula and Unit.
Kinetic energy is energy in movement carrying out an action. (KE = 1/2mv*2 ) Unit: Jewels (J)
EXAMPLES: walking, running, cars travel,
What is Radiant Energy? + Examples
Radiant energy is energy transmitted through electromagnetic waves that can come in different forms.
EXAMPLES: X-rays, light from the sun, heating system
What is chemical energy and examples?
Chemical energy is the energy that is stored in things like food, fuel, and batteries. It comes from the bonds that hold the tiny parts (atoms and molecules) together, when the bonds break or change the energy is released.
EXAMPLES: Food, Gasoline, Firewood, Batteries, Photosynthesis.
What is Electrical energy and examples?
Electrical energy is the movement of electrical charges called electrons.
EXAMPLES: electric eels, thunderstorm.
What is Nuclear energy and examples?
Nuclear energy is energy that Is stored inside the nucleus of the atom which can be released during nuclear reactions such as fission or fusion.
EXAMPLES: The sun, nuclear power plants, nuclear bombs
What is sound energy and examples?
Sound Energy is energy that we can hear that travels through air in the form of sound waves.
EXAMPLES: music, talking, thunder
What is magnetic energy and examples?
Magnetic energy is the energy stored in a magnetic field.
EXAMPLES: credit cards, electric motors, magnets on a refridgerator
What is heat energy and examples?
Heat energy is a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature.
EXAMPLES: sun, stove, boiling water.
What is gravitational energy and examples?
Energy associated with gravity
EXAMPLE: rollercoaster ride, book on the top shelf
