Energy Assignment

Match the following

Groups:

(a) Potential Energy

,

(b) Kinetic Energy

,

(c) Both PE and KE

• A skier at the top of the mountain

• Water flowing from a waterfall before it hits the pond below

• A running refrigerator motor

• A spring in a pinball machine before it is released

• Gasoline in a storage tank

• A race-care traveling at its maximum speed

• Burning a match

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Match the following

• Thermal

• Hand warmer

• Chemical

• PLUG IN AN IRON

• Radiant

• Food

• Electrical

• LIGHT BULB SHINING

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Match the following

• Mechanical

• NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

• Sound

• Batteries

• Nuclear

• WIND UP TOY

• Chemical

• Me yelling at you

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Kinetic

,

(b) Potential

,

(c) Both KE and PE

• WIND UP TOY

• ME YELLING AT YOU

• NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

• Hand warmer

• FOOD

• BATTERIES

• PLUG IN AN IRON

• LIGHT BULB SHINING

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Match the following

• Electrical

• Falling rocks from the top of a mountain

• Radiant

• Energy contained in food

• Nuclear

• The energy that runs a refrigerator

• Chemical

• Nuclear fission reactors

• Mechanical

• Release of energy from the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Match the following

• Sound

• Rubbing your hands together

• Electrical

• Warming up milk

• Thermal

• The rumble of thunder from a storm

• Mechanical

• Gasoline

• Chemical

• Lightning

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Energy Transformation

Windmill: ​ ​ (a)   --> ​ (b)  

• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Thermal
• Radiant
• Chemical
• Sound
• Nuclear

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Energy Transformation

Microwave: ​ ​ ​ (a)   --> ​ (b)  

• Electrical
• Thermal
• Radiant
• Chemical
• Sound
• Nuclear
• Mechanical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Energy Transformation

Electrical Motor: ​ ​ ​ (a)   --> ​ (b)  

• Electrical
• Thermal
• Radiant
• Chemical
• Sound
• Nuclear
• Mechanical

Energy Transformation

Solar Panels on the roof of a house: ​ ​ (a)   --> ​ ​ (b)  

• Electrical
• Thermal
• Radiant
• Chemical
• Sound
• Nuclear
• Mechanical

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-3