the basic
The type of energy stored in a battery.
What is Chemical Energy
The transformation in a toaster.
Electrical → Thermal
Transformation in a battery-powered flashlight.
Chemical → Electrical → Radiant
The type of energy found in the nucleus of an atom.
Nuclear Energy
The law that states energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.
Law of Conservation of Energy
The transformation when a person speaks into a microphone.
Sound → Electrical
Transformation in a gasoline-powered car driving down the road.
Chemical → Thermal → Mechanical
The primary energy source for the entire Earth.
The Sun (Nuclear/Radiant
This type of energy is the sum of an object's potential and kinetic energy.
Mechanical Energy
The transformation when a plant makes its own food from sunlight.
Radiant (Light) → Chemical
Transformation in a hand-cranked radio playing music.
Mechanical → Electrical → Sound
The first energy transformation step inside a nuclear power plant.
Nuclear → Thermal
Energy that moves through wires to power your phone
Electrical Energy
The transformation in a solar panel on a calculator.
Radiant → Electrical
Transformation in a wind turbine providing power to a house.
Mechanical → Electrical → (Various, e.g., Thermal/Radiant)
The device in a power plant that turns mechanical motion into electricity.
a Generator
The energy of motion
Kinetic Energy
The transformation that occurs when you rub your hands together.
Mechanical (Kinetic) → Thermal
Transformation in a human eating an apple and then jumping.
Chemical → Mechanical
The full chain of a nuclear power plant: Nuclear → Thermal → ___ → Electrical.
Mechanical