Energy Test Review

Front

The purpose of solar panels is to change solar energy into ____________.

Back

electrical energy

Front

What is produced during ALL energy transformations?

Back

Thermal Energy

Front

How did the water in Brooks' bottle get hot on a sunny day?

Back

Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

Front

This power plant produces electricity most likely by using -

Back

geothermal energy

Front

Is the energy in a battery, chemical or electrical (not connected to any devices)?

Back

chemical

Front

What is energy?

Back

The ability to do work or cause change.

Front

What is kinetic energy?

Back

The energy of an object in motion.

Front

What is potential energy?

Back

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

Front

What is the law of conservation of energy?

Back

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

Front

What is thermal energy?

Back

The total energy of all the particles in an object, related to temperature.