Introduction to Energy Answers

When Anna eats an apple, the sugars in that apple are broken down into the substance called glucose. Glucose is then burned in her body for energy. One of the body parts that needs this energy is the heart, which beats due to electrical impulses. A byproduct of this glucose breakdown is the heat that warms her body and is later released.

If Jerome is swinging on a rope and transferring energy from gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy, what is being done?

How does work affect energy between objects so it can cause a change in the form of energy?

What kind of energy involves the flow of charged particles?

Four people make observations recorded in the table.Which best describes what the observations have in common?

Atoms contain subatomic particles called protons and neutrons. When these protons and neutrons split, a lot of energy is released.

Johanna is studying what happens to the energy as a ball rolls down a ramp. What is one form of energy that she is studying?

Gabriel is performing an experiment in which he is measuring the energy and work being done by a ball rolling down a hill. Which statement best describes Gabriel’s measurements?

Abin is doing work by lifting a bowling ball. Which statement could be made about the energy in this situation?

What is the energy of an object because of its potential and kinetic energies?