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Energy Transform
Use to help study for your quiz on Energy Transformations and Conservation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Law of conservation of energy | When one form of energy is transformed to another, no energy is lost in the process. |
| Energy transformation | A change from one form of energy to another. All energy can be transformed into another. |
| Multiple Transformations | Sometimes a few energy transformations are needed to do work. Like a lighting a match to light a candle. |
| Friction | Mechanical energy can run into _______________ which will change it to thermal energy. We use this when we rub our hands together to stay warm. |
| Mechanical Energy Example | your body moving is .... |
| Chemical Energy Example | Eating food gives you .... |
| Thermal Energy Example | Is any energy that involves heat. Friction causes thermal energy. |
| Electromagnetic Energy Example | When the sun changes nuclear energy to ... |
| Pendulum | Is an example of how a ball can go from potential energy to kinetic energy. |
| Gravitational Potential Energy | is energy an object possesses because of its high position |
| Energy | Can be neither destroyed or created |
| Most Gravitational Potential Energy | At the start of a fall. |
| Equal Gravitational Potential Energy | In the middle of a fall. |
| Lest Gravitational Potential Energy | At the end of a fall. |