Energy and Energy Transformations

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What is the energy of motion called?

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Kinetic energy

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What type of energy transfer occurs when food is digested?

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Chemical to mechanical energy

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Which device transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy?

Back

A fan

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What energy transformation occurs when a lamp is functioning correctly?

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Electrical to light

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Where is maximum kinetic energy on a roller coaster?

Back

At the bottom of a big hill

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What is potential energy?

Back

Energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

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What is the law of conservation of energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

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What is mechanical energy?

Back

The sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object.

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What is thermal energy?

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Energy that comes from the temperature of matter; it is the total kinetic energy of particles.

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What is chemical energy?

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Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds, like food and fuel.