Fletchers 6th grade Energy Test Review Example For Students

Fletchers 6th grade Energy Test Review Term Definition Nuclear Fission The splitting of an atoms nucleus Nuclear Energy The energy that comes from the splitting of atoms Infrared Radiation Heat waves Kelvin Scale The temperature scale that shows absolute zero Petroleum Fossil fuel that comes from the fossilized remains of tiny marine organisms Mechanical Energy The total sum of potential and kinetic energy combined Radiant Energy The energy that travels from the Sun to the Earth Celsius Scale The temperature scale that has the boiling point of water at 100 degrees Calorie The amount of heat energy needed to raise teh temperature of 1g of water 1 degree C Temperature The measure of the average kinetic energy within a substance Potential The stored energy of position, chemical bond or shape Kinetic The energy of motion Convection The spread of heat energy by making fluids expand and rise Hydro Electric energy The type of energy produced when falling water spins a turbine Chemical Energy The type of energy stored in the bonds within food and batteries Destroyed Energy cannot be ______ Turbine A spinning tool used to produce electricity Conduction Heat energy spreading through things that are touching Transformed Energy can be _______ Nonrenewable energy Energy resource that is used up faster than it is replaced Absolute zero The point at which all molecular motion stops Coal Fossil fuel that comes from fossilized swamp plants Geothermal Energy Heat energy that comes from the Earths interior Thermal Energy Heat energy Radiation Heat energy that spreads out by electromagnetic waves