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Conserving Energy

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  • List all 10 forms of energy we have discussed in class
    light, sound, heat, gravitational, mechanical, elastic, nuclear, chemical, electrical, magnetic
  • What is a natural resource that cannot be replaced or that can be replaced only over thousands or millions of years?
    nonrenewable resources
  • A fan plugged into a wall is which transfer of energy?
    electrical to mechanical or potential to sound
  • true or false: all matter contains heat energy?
    true
  • a sling shot represents what type of energy?
    elastic
  • Energy given off by stars and fire
    light
  • The energy of charged particles
    Electrical
  • Energy from a physical force
    Mechanical
  • What is the term for "saving something so that it doesn't get used up?"
    Conservation
  • Energy that is stored that can be converted into other forms of energy
    Potential
  • A campfire is an example of which forms of energy?
    light, heat, sound
  • What is a natural resource that can be used and replaced over a relatively short period of time?
    Renewable resources
  • Does renewable energy always save money?
    Not always!!!
  • Of the following which is a renewable source of energy? oil, wind, natural gas, coal
    wind
  • Energy stored in the nucleus of particles
    Nuclear
  • What is the energy transfer of someone playing guitar?
    mechanical to sound
  • what is the green house effect?
    a cycle of temperatures around the world getting warmer from c02 in the air
  • When you eat spaghetti and then go for a walk you are taking chemical energy and turning it into which type of energy?
    Mechanical
  • energy can neither be created nor destroyed but it can be what?
    converted from one form of energy to another - transformed
  • true or false? Ensuring a home is properly insulated is a form of energy conservation
    true
  • Process that converts energy from one type ie chemical to another ie mechanical
    Energy transformation
  • Energy of moving objects or the energy of motion
    kinetic