More Types of Energy

Question 1

What are the types of energy?

Answer 1

Light
Heat
Chemical
Kinetic
Electrical

Question 2

A roller coaster speeds along it’s track. What type of energy does it have and why?

Answer 2

A roller coaster speeding along it’s track has Kinectic energy because it is moving.

Question 3

Why does a roller coaster have Potential Energy when it slows to a stop at the top of a hill?

Answer 3

It has Potential Energy because it has the potential to move because it is above the ground and has somewhere to go.

Question 4

Can Potential Energy be changed to Kinetic Energy?

Answer 4

Yes, Potential Energy can be changed into Kinetic Energy.

Question 5

Can Kinetic Energy can be changed into Potential Energy?

Answer 5

Yes, Kinetic Energy can be changed into Potential Energy.

Question 6

Coin Example:

A coin laying on the table has ____ energy.

Answer 6

A coin laying on the table has _no___ energy.

Question 7

Holding a coin in you hand, alters the coins original position. The coin has _________, because it has ability to do change.

Answer 7

Holding a coin in you hand, alters the coins original position. The coin has potential energy, because it has ability to do change.

Question 8

Dropping the coin in the bank, changes the stored energy into motion. This transfers the coin’s energy from _______ energy to______ energy.

Answer 8

Dropping the coin in the bank, changes the stored energy into motion.
This transfers the coin’s energy from potential energy to kinetic energy.

Question 9

Substances like wood, coal, oil, and gasoline have stored energy because of their chemistry – they can _______.

Answer 9

Substances like wood, coal, oil, and gasoline have stored energy because of their chemistry – they can burn.

Question 10

Temperature measure what kind of energy?

Answer 10

Temperature measures a kind of energy called Thermal Energy.

Question 11

Where does Thermal Energy come from?

Answer 11

Thermal Energy comes from the motion of atoms in matter.

Question 12

What is Thermal Energy also called?

Answer 12

We call thermal energy that is flowing heat.

Question 13

What is Temperature?

Answer 13

Temperature is the measurement we use to make the sensations of hot and cold more precise.

Question 14

What is a thermometer?

Answer 14

A thermometer is an instrument used to accurately measure temperature.

Question 15

What are examples of Thermal Energy:

Answer 15

Boiling water on a stove.

Melting ice cube held in your hand.

Question 16

Who was the first person to use a mercury thermometer?

Answer 16

Gabriel Fahrenheit, a German physicist, was the first person to use a mercury thermometer.

Question 17

Who invented a temperature scale in which there were 100 degrees between freezing and boiling?

Answer 17

Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, invented a temperature scale in which there were 100 degrees between freezing and boiling.

Question 18

What are the boiling and freezing points in Celsius and Fahrenheit scales?

Answer 18

Celsius 100 degrees boiling, 0 degrees freezing

Fahrenheit 212 degrees boiling, 32 degrees freezing

Question 19

What is Mechanical Energy?

Answer 19

Energy related to the movement of objects or its position in gravity.

Question 20

What is Radiant (Light) Energy?

Answer 20

Energy that travels in waves (carries light, heat, or radiation).

Question 21

What is Electrical Energy?

Answer 21

Energy that moves electrical charges.

Question 22

What is Sound Energy?

Answer 22

Energy produced by vibration of particles.

Question 23

What does “conserve” mean?

Answer 23

Conserve means “save”

Question 24

What is the law of conservation of energy?

Answer 24

The law of conservation of energy says that energy can never be created or destroyed, just converted from one form into another.

Question 25

What forms of energy does the law of conservation of energy apply?

Answer 25

The Law of Conservation of Energy applies to ALL forms of energy.

Question 26

Describe any two energy transformations.

Answer 26

The yo-yo changes from potential energy to kinetic energy once it drops. Energy from the sun is absorbed to generate electricity. A battery powered robot is able to walk, talk and light up.