Unit 1: Harnessing Human Energy

Front

What is a machine that can convert kinetic energy into electrical energy?

Back

Generator

Front

What type of energy is a battery an example of?

Back

Potential energy

Front

What do we call a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole?

Back

System

Front

What is the ability to make things move or change?

Back

Energy

Front

True or False: Only living things have energy.

Back

False

Front

What is the term for energy that is stored and has the potential to do work?

Back

Potential energy

Front

What is the term for energy in motion?

Back

Kinetic energy

Front

What is a simplified representation of a system or concept?

Back

Model

Front

What is the process of changing energy from one form to another?

Back

Energy conversion

Front

What is the term for the transfer of energy from one object to another?

Back

Energy transfer