Energy

What is Energy?

• The ability to do anything

• The ability to cause change

• The investigation of nature

What is an example of kinetic energy?

• An apple in a tree

• A bouncy ball on the table

• A car driving on the highway

What is an example of potential energy?

• A bowling ball rolling down a lane

• A car parked in a lot

• Sunlight heating up the atmosphere

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

• True

• False

What transformation occurs in a toaster?

• Electrical to light

• Electrical to thermal

• Thermal to mechanical

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic

At which point is potential (STORED) energy greatest?

• W
• Y
• Z

Food has _________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Kinetic 

Which object shows an energy transformation from electrical to mechanical?

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What kind of energy is being shown in the picture?

• Chemical Potential

• Gravitational Potential

• Elastic Potential