Types of Energy
What type of energy is stored in food and batteries?
Chemical Energy
What type of energy transformation happens in a flashlight?
Chemical to Electrical to Light
What energy transformation occurs in a microwave?
Electrical to Thermal
True or False: A television only uses electrical energy.
False – it also produces sound and light energy.
What do we call the energy of moving objects?
Mechanical Energy
What type of energy powers a lightbulb?
Electrical Energy
A fan plugged into an outlet converts electrical energy into what two types of energy?
Mechanical & Sound
A battery-powered toy car transforms energy in what way?
Chemical to Electrical to Mechanical
True or False: Batteries store electrical energy.
False-they store chemical energy.
What energy transformation occurs in a hand-crank flashlight?
Mechanical to Electrical to Light
What type of energy is produced when you rub your hands together?
Thermal Energy
What energy transformation occurs in a toaster?
Electrical to Thermal
What energy transformation happens in a candle?
Chemical to Thermal & Light
True or False: Energy can be created or destroyed.
False-it is only transformed
What is the main energy transformation in a firework?
Chemical to Light, Sound, & Thermal
What type of energy is produced by a moving car?
Mechanical Energy
In a wind turbine, wind energy turns into what type of energy?
Mechanical to Electrical
What energy transformation occurs when a radio plays music?
Electrical to Sound
True or False: A car engine transforms chemical energy into mechanical energy.
True
What energy transformation happens when a solar panel absorbs sunlight?
Light to Electrical
What type of energy travels in waves and helps us see?
Light Energy
What is the energy transformation in a glow stick?
What energy transformation occurs in a car?
Chemical to Mechanical, Light, Sound
True or False: Sound energy can travel through space.
False-sound needs a medium to travel.
Why is energy transformation important in our daily lives?
It allows us to use energy in different forms to power devices, heat homes, and perform work.