Describing Energy and Waves

What is energy?

• moving energy

• stored energy

• renewable energy

• The ability to do work.

What is potential energy?

• moving energy

• stored energy

• renewable energy

• non renewable energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

What is kinetic energy?

• moving energy

• potential energy

• stored energy

• renewable energy

Tags

NGSS.4-PS3-1

Which of these things is an example of potential energy?

• a car motor

• firewood

• battery

• a fan

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What is given off from energy?

• water

• heat

• smoke

• ash

Tags

NGSS.4-PS3-2

Which of these is an example of kinetic energy?

• a bicycle

• a battery

• a solar panel

• firewood

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

The rock in the picture is pushed over the edge and it begins to fall. Which type of energy conversion is taking place?

• mechanical to heat

• sound to mechanical

• potential to kinetic

• kinetic to potential

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

As a roller coaster goes downhill

• kinetic energy is converted into potential energy.

• potential energy is converted into kinetic energy.

• electrical energy is converted into potential energy.

• potential energy is converted into electrical energy.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

NGSS.HS-PS3-3

When gasoline is burned in a car engine, ________ energy is converted into _________ energy.

• heat, chemical

• chemical, potential

• mechanical, chemical

• chemical, mechanical

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-3

Muscles convert chemical energy into

• light energy.

• nuclear energy.

• mechanical energy.

• electromagnetic energy.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5