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Types of energy

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  • Which kind of energy is fire?
    Kinetic
  • What is kinetic energy mesured in?
    Joules
  • when a ball is sitting at the top of a ramp what type of energy does is have?
    Potential
  • If a monkey at the top of a tree climbs half way down the tree, how would its new potential energy compare to its original potential energy?
    It would be half of what it was
  • In every conversion of potential to kinetic energy, some of the potential energy is always converted into _________________.
    Heat energy
  • What is a force?
    It is a push or pull
  • At the top of its swing, a pendulum has zero kinetic energy. How much potential energy does it have at the bottom of its swing?
    Zero
  • Energy that is doing work is called____.
    Kinetic energy
  • Total energy minus kinetic energy is equal to ________.
    potential energy
  • Stored energy is also known as _____ energy.
    Potential
  • Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?
    a rolling ball
  • Energy in a battery is_____ energy
    potential
  • Can energy be transferred?
    Yes
  • When your at the bottom of a roller coaster what type of energy do you have?
    Kinetic
  • A book is pushed off the edge of a table. At what point during the fall will the potential and kinetic energy be equal?
    1/2 of the way down
  • Energy of motion is referred to as _____________.
    kinetic energy
  • Light is an example of____.
    Radiant energy
  • Which term best describes the type of energy the ball has as it rolls down the plane?
    Kinetic
  • Can energy be destroyed?
    No
  • Which of these terms refers to energy waiting to be released?
    Potential