Thermal, Kinetic and Potential Energy

The ability of a system to do work is...

• friction

• energy

• gravity

• creativity

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Energy that is stored in a system or object is called...

• Kinetic Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Electrical Energy

• Potential Energy

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Energy of motion is called...

• Kinetic Energy

• Electrical Energy

• Potential Energy

• Thermal Energy

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A change of energy from one form to another is called...

• Kinetic Energy

• Energy Transformation

• Potential Energy

• Energy Change

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A group of interacting or interdependent elements forming a complex whole, as in all the factors or variables in an environment, or all the variables that might affect a science experiment.

• Community

• Energy

• System

• Force

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All of the potential and kinetic energy within a specific system.

• Total Energy

• Net Force

• Work

• Speed

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A unit used to measure energy.

• Farenheit

• Celsius

• Amp

• Joule

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When would a skateboarder have the most potential energy?

• While rolling down the ramp

• While moving up the ramp

• At the bottom of the ramp

• At the top of the ramp

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Investigating which of the following questions would involve kinetic energy?

• What is the effect of a boat’s shape on its speed?

• Do boats float higher in salt or fresh water?

• How does the color of a boat affect heat absorption?

• What material makes the strongest boat?

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The image here shows four soccer balls at four different locations on an uneven soccer field very near sea level.

Which soccer ball has the greatest amount of potential energy?

• Ball A

• Ball B

• Ball C

• Ball D

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