Energy Transfer

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Batteries store energy as _________ energy.

Back

chemical

Front

When a bowling ball hits the bowling pins, a sound rings through the bowling alley. The change from motion energy to sound energy is an example of a(n) ______.

Back

energy transformation

Front

What two kinds of energy are the lamps transferring to the food?

Back

light and heat

Front

Electricity transfers ______ from place to place.

Back

energy

Front

Which of these might spin a generator at a power plant to produce electricity?

Back

all of these

Front

What is energy?

Back

The ability to do work or cause change.

Front

What is kinetic energy?

Back

The energy of an object in motion.

Front

What is potential energy?

Back

Stored energy that has the potential to do work.

Front

What is an example of energy transformation?

Back

A toaster converting electrical energy into heat energy.

Front

What is thermal energy?

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The energy that comes from the temperature of matter.