The total kinetic energy of an object is _____________ energy.
Thermal energy
Mechanical energy is the sum of ___________energy and ____________ energy.
Kinetic and Potential
Energy in motion
Kinetic energy
Stored energy
Potential energy
vibrations through substances in waves
sound energy
energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
Nuclear Energy
What is the law of conservation of energy?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed only transferred.
Where does most of our energy on Earth come from?
the sun
What energy do plants use to make their food?
solar energy
What kind of energy does a rubber band have when it is stretched?
potential energy
What kind of energy does a rubber band have when it is released from being stretched?
Kinetic energy
What energy transformations does a lamp go through?
electrical to light to thermal
If you heat an object, what happens to the particles in the object?
they speed up
True or False: Energy is continuously transferred and transformed
True
True or False: Energy cannot exist in many different forms.
False
Energy changing from one form to another is called
transformation
