Chapter 5 & 6 Review Vocab.
Across
- 1. Energy due to the movement of the particles in a substance. Can be gauged by taking the temperature of a substance.
- 5. A type of power plant that converts falling water into electricity
- 7. A push or pull applied to an object
- 8. A type of power plant that converts the chemical potential energy in coal, into electricity
- 11. Energy that is being stored in “readiness”. Can be either chemical, elastic, or gravitational.
- 12. Energy that goes into a device to make it work.
- 15. The ability to do work.
- 17. A device that takes in one form of energy and changes it into another type of energy.
- 18. Energy of motion
- 19. The unit used by energy companies to charge consumers for energy use.
- 22. energy the useful energy that comes out of a device.
- 23. The unit used to measure force, abbreviated with an (N)
Down
- 1. A type of power plant that converts the nuclear energy, from uranium, into electricity
- 2. The type of energy found in food, fossil fuels and betteries.
- 3. Energy from the sun, also called “radiant energy”
- 4. Energy due to the heat within the Earth
- 6. The rate at which energy is transferred, measured in watts or kilowatts
- 9. The ratio, given as a percent, between the energy that goes into a device and the useful energy that comes out.
- 10. Panels made from silicon that take create electricity.
- 13. When a force is applied over a distance, casuing an object to move
- 14. The Law of __________________________ of Energy states that the energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted to another form.
- 16. A machine for converting kinetic energy into electricity
- 20. A set of blades that spin like a propeller, to convert thermal energy into kinetic energy.
- 21. The unit used to measure power, abbreviated with an (W)
- 24. Energy due to the motion of air