Energy Review
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ksw7573 Plus on December 10, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 potential energy | stored energy or energy of condition |
| mass | one factor that determines the amount of KE in an object |
| kinetic energy | energy of moving objects or energy of motion |
| lightening bolt | example of electrical energy |
| mechanical energy | energy of moving parts |
| sound energy | vibrating drum head |
| battery | example of chemical energy |
| burning candle energy conversions | chemical to light and heat |
| greenhouse energy conversions | light energy to heat energy |
| heat energy | energy of moving particles |
| Point 1 or 5 |  gravitational potential energy is highest at which point |
| Point 3 | gravitational potential energy is lowest at which point |
| Highest | Kinetic Energy is the __________________ at point 3. |
| Lowest | Kinetic Energy is the ____________ at point 1 |
| Gravitational potential energy | This type of energy decreases when height decreases |
| kinetic energy | This type of energy increases when an object's height decreases from falling |
| to move | the word kinetic means this |
| mass and speed | 2 things that impact the amount of KE an object has |
| friction | causes energy to convert to heat energy |
| Heat | Brakes on a bicycle turn kinetic energy to... |
| Thermal Energy | Another word for heat energy |
| Radiant Energy | Light and other forms of electromagnetic energy are forms of this |
| Moving Fans Blades | This is an example of mechanical energy |
| Nuclear Energy | energy stored in the particles of an atom and can be released by fusion or fission |
| Energy | the abillity to do work or make a change |
| Elastic Potential Energy | energy in compressed springs or stretched rubber bands |
| Pogo Stick | converts energy from Elastic PE to KE |
| Fireworks | convert chemical energy to light, heat, and sound energy |
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