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What is electrical energy?

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The energy that an electric current carries. When you plug something in, this energy flows.

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What does a hairdryer convert?

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Electrical energy into thermal energy.

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What kind of energy does a hairdryer use?

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Electrical energy.

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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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Which device transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy?

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A fan.

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What is energy transformation?

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The process of changing energy from one form to another.

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What is thermal energy?

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

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What is mechanical energy?

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The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy in an object.

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What is potential energy?

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The stored energy in an object due to its position or state.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of an object due to its motion.

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