Activity
Energy transfers (teacher sheet)
The aim of the activity is to familiarise students with key terms associated with
energy transfer. Give each student a grid and explain they need to solve the clues and
write the answers in the grid. The number of letters is given in brackets after the
clue.
Answers
7
D
1
I
N
S
U
L
A
T
I
O
N
S
S
8
I
2
P
H
O
T
O
V
O
L
T
A
A
K
I
9
C
10
N
3
T
J
O
E
11
U
L
4
S
5
F
I
N
I
T
E
T
R
A
N
E
W
H
A
E
S
F
E
R
E
I
T
M
F
C
E
A
D
L
U
6
T
L
A
S
T
I
C
Terms used to describe different energy stores:
Elastic, thermal, kinetic
Taking it further
gravitational
potential
energy
ball at start
kinetic
→
energy
as ball
falls
AQA KS3 Science © Hodder & Stoughton 2017
→
elastic
energy
ball
hits
ground
→
kinetic
energy
ball
bounces
back
→
gravitational
potential
energy
at top of
bounce
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