Science – Energy Practice Study Guide Test.
energy - CORRECT ANSWER the ability to cause change
mass - CORRECT ANSWER the amount of matter inside an object
energy transfer - CORRECT ANSWER energy that moves from 1 object to another
energy transformation - CORRECT ANSWER energy that ...
energy - CORRECT ANSWER the ability to cause change
mass - CORRECT ANSWER the amount of matter inside an object
energy transfer - CORRECT ANSWER energy that moves from 1 object to another
energy transformation - CORRECT ANSWER energy that changes FORM
potential energy - CORRECT ANSWER STORED energy, not in motion
kinetic energy - CORRECT ANSWER energy in MOVEMENT or MOTION
gravitational potential energy (G.P.E.) - CORRECT ANSWER potential energy due to an object's position
above Earth, it has room to fall
heat - CORRECT ANSWER MOVEMENT of thermal energy; verb
temperature - CORRECT ANSWER the MEASURE of heat; noun
Law of Conservation of Energy - CORRECT ANSWER Energy can be transferred or transformed but cannot
be lost or destroyed.
The total amount of energy never changes.
efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER the amount of useful energy released compared to the total energy
Goal: to use more energy and to waste less energy
, energy conservation - CORRECT ANSWER to reduce or save the total energy transformed
-turn of a light
-unplug computer
2 MAIN types of energy - CORRECT ANSWER Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
5 types of Kinetic Energy - CORRECT ANSWER 1 - sound energy
2 - light energy
3 - thermal energy
4 - electric (current) energy
5 - kinetic motion energy
5 types of Potential Energy - CORRECT ANSWER 1 - nuclear energy (from sun)
2 - elastic energy
3 - chemical energy (from food/burning)
4 - gravitational potential energy (from gravity/falling)
5 - electric (static) electricity
nuclear potential energy - CORRECT ANSWER energy stored in the nucleus of atoms
energy stored in the sun
chemical potential energy - CORRECT ANSWER energy stored in fossil fuels and food
elastic potential energy - CORRECT ANSWER energy stored in a stretched rubber band or a compressed
object (like a smooshed pillow)
electric (static) potential energy - CORRECT ANSWER charge built by rubbing carpet or a blanket
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