What type of energy is turning the handle of a pencil sharpener?
Mechanical energy
What is a way thermal energy is used at school every day?
Cooking food food for lunch, coffee maker, etc.
Explain how sources of light are usually a source of heat.
Answers may vary.
Playing a guitar is an example of what type of energy?
Sound
What kind of energy gets stored inside a parked car on a sunny day?
Thermal
Which form of energy is the most important to you? Explain your reasoning.
Answers may vary.
We can hear a musical instrument because it produces what kind of energy?
Sound
Heat from a hair dryer is an everyday example of what form of energy?
Thermal
A fan is on and moving air. What form of energy is being explored?
Mechanical
Turning the handle of a pencil sharpener to sharpen a pencil is an example of using -
Mechanical energy
What form of energy is caused by vibrations?
Sound energy
What form of energy allows you to see the world around you?
Light energy
When a student looks at a computer screen, they are using what kind of energy produced by the screen?
Light Energy
What is an example of mechanical energy being used to produce thermal energy?
Rubbing two sticks together to start a campfire, etc.
When a student lifts an object from the floor, the student is demonstrating -
Mechanical energy
What type of energy is a ringing bell?
Sound
What are 3 examples of LIGHT energy?
Candle, Lamp, Flashlight, Sun, etc.
What form of energy makes matter change from a solid to a liquid?
Thermal
What form of energy comes from movement?
Mechanical energy
We can see the Moon because what form of energy travels from the Moon to Earth?
Light Energy
A student rubs his hands back and forth. What forms of energy is he exploring?
Mechanical and Thermal
What does energy do to matter?
Energy makes matter move or change.
Why did the pepper move on the cup?
The vibrations from sound energy.
What type of energy does an oven produce to bake a cake?
Thermal energy
What form of energy an you feel?
Thermal energy (heat) sound energy (vibrations)
A 3rd grade class sets up two plates in the sun. A piece of cloth was set on each plate. What tool should the students use to tell which cloth absorbs the MOST heat and what form of energy are the students exploring?
Thermometer, Thermal Energy
What type of energy bounces off a mirror and allows you to see your reflection?
Light energy
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