Mi-STAR 7.1 Off the Grid Unit Review

Front

What is the difference between transferring energy and transforming energy?

Back

Transfer - give; Transform - change

Front

What is required to make our generator system produce electricity?

Back

Input kinetic energy

Front

Which has a larger impact on kinetic energy?

Back

Speed

Front

What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?

Back

We cannot create or destroy energy.

Front

Which of the following items was NOT required to build a generator in class?

Back

Battery

Front

Define kinetic energy.

Back

The energy an object possesses due to its motion.

Front

What is potential energy?

Back

The energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

Front

Explain the concept of energy transfer.

Back

The movement of energy from one place or object to another.

Front

What is an example of energy transformation?

Back

A battery converting chemical energy into electrical energy.

Front

What role does speed play in kinetic energy?

Back

Kinetic energy increases with the square of the speed of an object.