Conservation of energy

Forms of Energy Worksheet 1. Energy is _________________________________________. 2. Energy is either in a _________ or a ________ state. 3. What is potential energy? Give an example to support your answer. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 4. What is kinetic energy? Give an example to support your answer. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 5. Energy cannot be ___________ or ___________ but is constantly changing _____________. 6. List the different forms that energy can take. ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ .

7. Give several examples of how we use electrical energy. ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ 8. Explain how electricity can help us complete work. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 9. How is electricity produced? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 10. Explain mechanical energy. Give your own example to support your answer. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

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11. Explain chemical energy. Give your own example to support your answer. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 12. What are some examples of radiant energy? ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ 13. Radiant energy travels by ___________, specifically ______________ radiation. 14. Explain gravitational energy. Draw a picture to aid in your explanation. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

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15. What is thermal energy? Give some examples. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 16. Explain the relationship between thermal energy and heat. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 17. Explain sound energy. Give several examples. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 18. Why is sound not heard in space? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Extension ** Research one form of energy further and give a detailed explanation. **

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Renewable vs. Non-Renewable Energy Worksheet 1. Explain the difference between renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 2. Why is it bad for us to rely on non-renewable resources to generate electricity? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 3. Explain how energy is generate from: a. wind _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ .

b. sun _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ c. water _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 4. What is geothermal energy? Explain. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 5. What is a fossil fuel? How are they created? Give several examples. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ .

Energy and the Environment Worksheet 1. Explain how electricity is generated from a coal power plant. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 2. Why is using coal as a source for generating electricity harmful to the environment? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 3. What are the five main sectors of energy consumers in Canada? ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 4. Explain each of these sectors. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ .

_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 5. What energy sources does Canada mostly rely on to produce energy? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 6. Give some suggestions mentioned in the text for how we can reduce our impact on the environment. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 7. Give some of your own suggestions for how we can reduce our impact on the environment. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ .