Energy Vocabulary

A type of energy that travels in waves and allows us to see is called____________?

• Kinetic

• thermal

• light

The stored energy in an object is called _________?

• Electrical

• Potential

• Kinetic

Energy caused by vibrations traveling through matter is called _____________?

• Light

• sound

• thermal

The energy an object or molecule has because of its motion or movement is known as ___________?

• kinetic

• potential

• electrical

Energy created by the movement of charged particles is called ___________?

• sound

• light

• electrical

People feel the energy of moving molecules as heat. This is known as _____________?

• Potential

• thermal

• electrical

Which of the following is the best illustration of Potential Energy?

• roller coaster at the top of the hill, about to blast off

• a person bouncing up and down on pogo stick

• the temperature on a hot day

Which of the following are examples/facts of Sound energy?

• Burning gasoline, going down a slide, a falling rock, a kicked soccer ball

• Music, moves faster in solids, allows us to hear, used in echolocation

• A can of gasoline, a stretched rubber band, a ball at the top of a hill

Which of the following are examples of kinetic energy?

• Burning gasoline, going down a slide, a falling rock, a kicked soccer ball

• A can of gasoline, a stretched rubber band, a ball at the top of a hill, a battery

• The Sun provides, often found with light energy, changes matter in a different state

Which of the following are examples/facts of Electrical energy?

• The sun provides it, often found with heat energy, can travel through a vacuum

• Music, moves faster in solids, allows us to hear, used in echolocation

• Needs a closed circuit, often changed into other energy forms, lightning