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Energy Forms, Types and Transformation
100
Energy is defined as doing or having the capability of doing this:
Work
This type of energy includes matter in motion:
Kinetic
This is the most common form of light energy.
Sun
200
This type of energy is gathered as you move to a higher elevation
Potential
This type of energy is also known as stored energy.
Potential
Food and gas are examples of this form of energy.
Chemical
Blowing up a balloon creates this energy form.
Elastic energy
300
Energy caused by the vibration or rapid movement of particles in an object
Thermal
Nuclear energy comes from this part of the atom.
Nucleus
If a force acts upon an object, and that object moves in the direction of the force,
then ___ has been done.
Work
400
This converts light energy into food energy.
Photosynthesis
A unit of thermal energy is a ___________
Joule
500
This form of energy includes radar and x-rays
Light
This takes up space and has mass.
Matter
Work has been done if the object moves in the direction of the ___
Force.
Energy Efficiency
100
A light bulb has an energy efficiency rating of this percentage.
5%
This form of energy is the most common form of non-useful energy in many
home appliances.
Thermal (heat)
200
Finish this equation: Energy efficiency = what you got divided by ___________
What you paid for
This is another name for the conversion of energy from one form to another:
Transformation
300
Energy that enters a transformation device is known as this.
Input energy
Energy that results from a transformation:
Output energy
400
Providing light is said to be the __________ purpose of a light bulb.
Primary
Acid rain is caused by rainwater mixing with ___________ in the atmosphere to
create weak carbolic acid.
Carbon
500
Finish this equation: Energy efficiency = useful energy divided by _______ x 100
Total energy
Newton’s Apples
100
Newton was famous for his research and theories in this field of study.
Physics
Newton developed and published three laws concerning this subject:
Motion
200
According to Newton’s Second Law, Force is a product of mass and this.
Acceleration
Two forces that act upon a moving object are gravity and ________
Friction
300
According to Newton’s First Law, matter is either in motion or ________
At rest
Friction can be increased by adding ______ between the two surfaces.
Pressure
According to Newton’s Third Law, a balloon releasing energy while it deflates will
demonstrate this type of reaction.
Equal and opposite
400
According to Newton, Work is the product of Force times _________.
Distance
This is another name for an object’s resistance to changes in its motion.
Inertia
A force of 4 Newtons upon a non-moving an object with a mass of 200 kilograms
is said to produce this much work
None
500
Combined with distance and mass, this factor determines the amount of force of
a falling object.
Gravity
In measuring the kinetic energy of a thrown baseball, one factor is m, or the
mass of the ball. The other is known as the letter v, which means Velocity
Heat
100
This is known as the transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler
object
Heat
Light energy moves through space by this type of heat transfer.
Radiation
200
Heat moves through air and water by this type of heat transfer.
Convection
Heat moves through solid objects by this type of heat transfer.
Conduction
300
Heat energy is described using these units of measurement.
Joules
This type of energy is usually found underground.
Geothermal
400
The three stages of a geyser are: heating, erupting and ____________.
Refilling
This is the name for a material that doesn’t conduct heat well
Insulator
500
These are the spaces left between steel rails to prevent deformation of the rails
due to heat.
Thermal expansion joints
A thermometer operates on this principle of thermal energy:
Thermal expansion
Potpourri
100
These observations are made with the senses.
Qualitative
These observations have to do with measuring and counting data.
Quantitative
What is the formula for Force?
Force = mass x acceleration
200
Parachutes work on the principle of ______
Air resistance
This type of energy is used to pull a bowstring.
Mechanical
Hydroelectric dams use this type of energy to power its turbines to make
electricity.
Gravitational
300
Objects entering a body of water will encounter this type of resistance.
Fluid friction
The point at which air resistance equals gravitational pull of a falling object is
called___.
Terminal velocity
To decrease the amount of force without changing acceleration, this must be
decreased.
Mass
400
What is the full name of Newton’s Third Law?
The Law of Reciprocal Action
What kind of output energy is not produced by fish?
Heat/Thermal
500
These things determine the flight of an arrow: gravity, air resistance, and force.
Name one more.
Mass of the arrow
An arrow fired at a 40 degree angle will travel a distance equal to an arrow fired
at an angle of ___ degrees.
Fifty
The formula for work is:
Work = force x distance