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Energy Conversions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Electrical → Thermal and Radiant | A Toaster |
| Chemical → Mechanical | Person Running |
| Chemical → Thermal and Radiant | Burning a Candle |
| Kinetic → Sound | Playing a Violin |
| Chemical → Electrical → Radiant and Thermal | A Flashlight |
| Mechanical→Electrical | Wind Turbine Turning |
| Electrical → Radiant and Thermal | A Lamp |
| Electrical → Mechanical | What energy transformation takes place when using a power drill? |
| Nuclear → Thermal → Mechanical → Electrical | Nuclear Power Plant |
| Mechanical→Electrical | Windmill |
| Gravitational → Mechanical → Sound | Books Falling Off a Shelf |
| Chemical → Thermal → Mechanical → Electrical | Coal Plant |
| Chemical → Thermal and Light and Sound | Burning Wood in a Campfire |
| Gravitational → Mechanical | Ball Rolling Downhill |
| chemical→mechanical→heat | rubbing hands together |
| gravitational potential to kinetic | Ball is dropped |
| Chemical --> heat and light | Log being burned |
| chemical to light | flashlight |
| sound energy | caused by vibrations |
| Chemical energy | stored in a battery |
| electrical energy | Solar cells collect energy from the sun and convert it into what type of energy? |
| Energy transfer | energy moving from one form to another |
| law of conservation of energy | energy can not be created or destroyed only transferred. |