Energy
The energy of heat- caused by the kinetic energy of particles in an object.
What is thermal energy?
What are the transformations that happen in a piano?
Mechanical-> sound
What transformation happen in a blow dryer?
electrical-> thermal->mechanical
What energy transformation occurs in a wind turbine?
mechanical-> electrical
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy ____________ be created or destroyed.
What is cannot.
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 is chemical energy?
What transformation happens between a gas and a car?
Chemical-> motion
What transformation occurs to a plant
radiant->chemical
What energy transformation occurs in a lamp?
electrical-> radiant
The ability to do work or cause change
What is energy
The kinetic and potential energy of an object- energy associated with motion and the position of an object.
What is mechanical energy?
What transformation happens between a plug and a microwave?
electrical-> thermal
What transformation happens to a food that humans eat
chemical-> mechanical
What energy transformation occurs in a battery?
chemical-> to electrical
When energy changes from one form to another
What is energy transformation?
Type of energy that produces light- A form of energy that exhibits wave- like behavior as it travels through space; part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
What is radiant (light)?
What transformation happens in a flashlight?
chemical->electrical->light
What transformation occurs in a hot air balloon?
chemical-> thermal-> mechanical KE
What energy transformation occurs to a solar cooker?
radiant-> electrical
When energy moves from one object to another without changing form
What is energy transfer
A form of energy that is made by vibrations and requires a medium (air, water, or solids) in order to travel; energy that generates noise.
What is sound?
What transformation happens in a television?
electrical->light-> sound-> thermal
What energy transformation occurs in a toaster?
electrical-> radiant-> thermal
What energy transformation occurs in a plug in radio?
electrical-> sound
States that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed
What is The Law of Conservation of Energy