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Q7. What is kinetic energy? ____________________________________________________

Q8. Sort the following types of energy into either the potential or kinetic energy categories:

Radiant, chemical, mechanical, thermal, gravitational, motion, nuclear, sound, electrical

Potential

Kinetic

From the left hand side of the screen select the menu item “Laws of Energy”

Q9. What is the law of conservation of energy? ______________________________________

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Q10.

Explain what the diagram above means: ____________________________________________

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From the left hand side of the screen select the menu item “Sources of energy”

Q11. What is the percentage of energy consumption for the following sources?

Petroleum _____________

Natural gas _____________

Wind _______________

Biomass ______________ Uranium _______________

Coal _____________________

From the left hand side of the screen select the menu item “History of Energy”

Q12. Which energy source was civilization’s first invention? ____________________________

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