Energy Transformations Review

Front

What is the method by which the sun transfers energy to the Earth?

Back

Radiation.

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What type of energy can travel through empty space?

Back

Thermal energy.

Front

What type of potential energy is stored in a match?

Back

Chemical energy.

Front

What energy transformation occurs in a glow stick when shaken?

Back

Chemical energy is transformed into light energy.

Front

What energy transformation occurs when food is converted into movement in the body?

Back

Chemical energy to mechanical energy.

Front

Define energy transformation.

Back

The process of changing energy from one form to another.

Front

What is thermal energy?

Back

The energy that comes from the temperature of matter; it is the total kinetic energy of particles in an object.

Front

What is chemical energy?

Back

The energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds, like atoms and molecules.

Front

Explain the concept of potential energy.

Back

Potential energy is the stored energy in an object due to its position or state.

Front

What is mechanical energy?

Back

The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy in an object that is used to do work.