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Energy Transformations 1-2
Energy Transformations 3 +
Examples of Energy
Vocabulary
Potential or Kinetic
100
One step: Food to a bike rider
Food (Chemical) to Rider (Mechanical)
100
Three step: Apple to Singing
Apple (Chemical) to Eating (Mechanical) to Digesting (Chemical) to Singing (Mechanical)
100
Coal
Chemical
100
Energy in motion
Kinetic Energy
100
Skiing down a hill
Kinetic
200
One step: Gasoline to a lawn mower
Gasoline (Chemical) to Lawn Mower (Mechanical)
200
Three step: Lighter to Fire
Lighter Fluid (Chemical) to Ignition Switch (Mechanical) to Spark (Light) to Flame (Thermal)
200
Electrons moving
Electrical
200
Energy produced when a force causes vibrations and is transferred in waves
Sound Energy
200
A rocket falling to Earth
Kinetic
300
One step: The sun to an apple
Sun (Light/Solar) to Apple (Chemical)
300
Four step: Sun to Light bulb
Sun (Light/Solar) to Solar Panel (Electrical) to Wires (Electrical) to Lamp (Electrical) to Bulb (Light)
300
Fire
Thermal, Light, Sound
300
Energy that moves from a warmer temperature to a cooler temperature
Thermal (heat) Energy
300
Standing at the top of the stairs
Potential
400
Two Step: Uranium to Stove
Uranium (Nuclear) to Generator (Electrical) to Stove (Thermal)
400
Four step: Waterfall to Electric Stove
Waterfall (Mechanical) to Turbine (Mechanical) to Generator (Electrical) to Wires (Electrical) to Stove (Thermal)
400
Bell Ringing
Mechanical, Thermal , Sound
400
Energy stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules
Chemical Energy
400
List three forms of Kinetic Energy
Light, Thermal, Sound, Mechanical, Electromagnetic
500
Two step: Gas to Moving Car
Gasoline (Chemical) to Engine (Mechanical/Thermal) to Moving Car (Mechanical)
500
Five step: Wind turbine to Music
Wind (Mechanical) to Turbine (Mechanical) to Generator (Electrical) to Wires (Electrical) to Radio (Electrical) to Music (Sound)
500
Microwave
Electromagnetic, Sound, Mechanical, (Light)
500
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
Nuclear Energy
500
List three forms of Potential Energy
Chemical, Nuclear, Gravitational, Elastic, Mechanical