Identifying Transformations
Playing the piano
mechanical to sound
what is called when energy changes to another form?
energy transformation
what is conduction?
transfer of heat through direct contact
Is frying an egg conduction, convection, or radiation?
Conduction
An ice cube sitting in a skillet receives thermal energy by
conduction
Mowing the lawn with a gas lawn mower
chemical to sound to mechanical
when you eat pizza chemical energy is transformed to ?
mechanical energy
Heat that transfers through liquid and gases
convection
convection
What happens when you put ice in your drink to cool it down?
Heat is transferred from the drink to the ice
Rubbing your hands together on a cold day?
Kinetic to Thermal
Solar energy is transformed into what type of energy by solar panels ?
electrical
What is a conductor?
material that moves heat or energy well
What is Energy definition?
The ability to do work
Substance that does not easily transfer energy
insulator
Running a marathon
chemical to kinetic energy
what energy is stored in a battery?
chemmical
Transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves
Radiation
What is the law of conservation of energy?
energy cannot be created or destroyed
How does radiation occur?
through waves
a battery operated alarm clock ringing in the morning
chemical to sound
What energy transformation takes place when using gas to power a car?
chemical to mechanical
The total kinetic energy of particles
Thermal Energy
what happens to the energy if its not lost ?
changed to another form of energy
when thermal energy moves from one object to another object
heat transfer