Energy
What is thermal energy?
the internal energy of a system including the kinetic energy and potential energy its particles
What are the transformations that happen in a piano?
Mechanical-> sound
Is the heat from a campfire radiation, conduction, or convection
radiation
What transformation happen in a blow dryer?
electrical-> thermal->mechanical
What energy transformation occurs in a wind turbine?
mechanical-> electrical
What is chemical energy?
energy stored in the particles that make up food, fuel, and other matter, which is released during a chemical reaction such as burning wood; or the cells of organisms
What transformation happens between a gas and a car?
Chemical-> motion
Is a fire heating a pan and cooking an egg conduction, convection, or radiation?
Conduction
What transformation occurs to a plant
radiant->chemical
What energy transformation occurs in a lamp?
electrical-> radiant
What is mechanical energy?
energy associated with motion and the position of an object.
What transformation happens between a plug and a microwave?
electrical-> thermal
Is baking cookies in the oven conduction, convection, or radiation?
Convection
What transformation happens to a food that humans eat
chemical-> mechanical
What energy transformation occurs in a battery?
chemical-> to electrical
What is light?
a form of energy that exhibits wave- like behavior as it travels through space; part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
What transformation happens in a flashlight?
chemical->electrical->light
Is picking up a hot cup of hot cocoa radiation, convection, or conduction?
Conduction
What transformation occurs in a hot air balloon?
chemical-> thermal-> mechanical KE
What energy transformation occurs to a solar cooker?
radiant-> electrical
What is sound?
a form of energy that is made by vibrations and requires a medium( air, water, or solids) in order to travel; sound waves travel slower than light waves.
What transformation happens in a television?
electrical->light-> sound-> thermal
Is ice cream melting on a hot day convection, conduction, or radiation.
Radiation
What energy transformation occurs in a toaster?
electrical-> radiant-> thermal
What energy transformation occurs in a plug in radio?
electrical-> sound