Energy Transformations
Using a stove to boil water
Electrical energy -> heat energy
What is stored energy called?
Potential energy.
Energy that you can feel.
Heat/Thermal energy.
A pot sitting on a stove
Conduction
Eating a carrot that you just picked from the garden.
Light energy --> chemical energy
What is energy in motion called?
Kinetic energy.
Energy created through chemical reactions.
Chemical energy.
List the renewable resources (list at least 3 out of the 5 possibilities.)
Biomass, hydropower, geothermal, wind and solar.
A heater on the first floor heating up the second floor
Convection
A hungry football player eating a large sandwich so he has energy to move in practice.
Chemical energy -> mechanical energy
A heavy vase on a table has this type of energy.
(Gravitational) potential energy.
If you just said potential, you will still get the point!
This type of energy is generated by a force - a push or a pull. It's also referred to as energy in motion.
Mechanical energy.
List Non-Renewable resources (list at least 2 out of the 5 possibilities.)
Petroleum, coal, natural gas, uranium and propane.
Feeling the warmth of the sun on your face
Radiation
Using a solar-powered calculator.
Light energy -> electrical energy
A person running down the sidewalk has this type of energy.
Mechanical and/or kinetic energy.
Define thermal energy.
Energy that you can feel; energy that generates or gives off heat
Holding a cup of hot tea and feeling the warmth in your hands
Conduction
A solar panel on the roof of a building used to heat and cool the building.
Light energy -> electrical energy and/or heat energy
A rollercoaster at the top of a hill has this type of energy.
Potential energy
The sun is an example of these TWO types of energy.
Heat and light energy.
Sitting next to a fire and feeling the heat of the fire
Radiation