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Energy Transfers
Energy Transformation
Example | Energy Transformation |
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A Toaster | Electrical → Thermal and Radiant (light) |
Person Running | Chemical → Mechanical |
Burning a Candle | Chemical → Thermal and Radiant (light) |
Playing a Violin | Mechanical → Sound |
A Flashlight | Chemical → Electrical → Radiant (light) and Thermal |
Wind Turbine Turning | Mechanical → Electrical |
Nuclear Power Plant | Nuclear → Thermal → Mechanical → Electrical |
Tree Growing Fruit | Radiant (light) → Chemical |
Solar Powered Calculator | Radiant (light) → Electrical |
Hair Dryer | Electrical → Sound and Thermal |
Television | Electrical → Radiant (light) and Sound |
A Car Engine | Chemical → Thermal → Mechanical and Sound |
Books Falling Off a Shelf | Gravitational → Mechanical → Sound |
Talking on a Cell Phone to Another Person | Sound → Electrical → Electromagnetic→ Electrical → Electromagnetic → Electrical → Sound |
Lighting a Match | Chemical → Thermal and Radiant |
Riding a Bicycle | Chemical → Thermal and Mechanical |
Burning Coal to Make Electricity | Chemical → Thermal → Mechanical → Electrical |
Burning Wood in a Campfire | Chemical → Thermal and Light and Sound |
Computer Monitor with Speakers | Electrical → Radiant (light) and Sound |
Ball Rolling Downhill | Gravitational Potential → Kinetic |
Solar Panel Charging a Cell Phone Battery | Radiant (light) → Electrical → Chemical |
A Propane Grill | Chemical → Thermal and Radiant (light) |
A Lamp | Electrical → Radiant (light) and Thermal |
Digesting an Apple | Chemical → Thermal → Mechanical |
Ceiling Fan | Electrical → Mechanical |