Vocabulary
to change from one typa set of interacting parts
What is convert?
the energy that an object has because it is moving
What is kinetic energy?
This use of generators to convert kinetic energy from wind into electrical energy
What are wind turbines?
a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
What is a system?
the energy that is stored in an object or system
What is potential energy?
The kinetic energy of moving water is converted into electrical energy, using a generator
What is a hydroelectric power plant?
the energy that an object has because it is moving
What is kinetic energy?
Nothing creates this, it is transferred from something else.
What is energy?
This type of power is created using nuclear fission found in uranium to create electrical energy.
What is a Nuclear Powerplant?
to move from one object to another or one place to another?
What is transfer?
This creates energy from a fuel and converts the energy to kinetic energy.
What is a combustion engine?
Human powered generators the convert the kinetic energy from human bodies into electrical energy.
What is a Human Powered Generator?
to move from one object to another or one place to another
What is transfer?
This absorbs and converts energy from the sun to electricity.
What is a solar cell?
This burns the potential energy in fossil fuels by converting the potential energy from the fuel to electical energy.
What is a Fuel Burning Power Plant?