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Energy Transformations

The document discusses different types of energy. Mechanical energy is the energy an object has due to its kinetic and potential energies. Potential energy is stored energy, such as the energy of position in a stretched rubber band or raised object. Kinetic energy is energy of motion and includes thermal, radiant, electrical, and nuclear energy. Chemical energy is stored in fuels and released during chemical reactions. Gravitational potential energy depends on an object's weight and height. Energy can be transformed between potential, kinetic, chemical, and other forms.

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Energy Transformations

The document discusses different types of energy. Mechanical energy is the energy an object has due to its kinetic and potential energies. Potential energy is stored energy, such as the energy of position in a stretched rubber band or raised object. Kinetic energy is energy of motion and includes thermal, radiant, electrical, and nuclear energy. Chemical energy is stored in fuels and released during chemical reactions. Gravitational potential energy depends on an object's weight and height. Energy can be transformed between potential, kinetic, chemical, and other forms.

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Energy

& its transformations

Energy = the ability to do ______________

Mechanical Energy = the amount


of work an object can do because
of the objects ______________ and
potential energies
Mechanical energy = potential
energy + kinetic energy

nergy = the ability to do ___WORK____

Mechanical Energy = the amount


of work an object can do because
of the objects ___KINETIC___ and
potential energies
Mechanical energy = potential
energy + kinetic energy

Potential Energy =
________________ energy. In other
words, it is the energy that an
object has because of the
position, shape, or condition of
the object.

Potential Energy =
___STORED____ energy. In other
words, it is the energy that an
object has because of the
position, shape, or condition of
the object.

Types of Potential Energy:

Stored mechanical energy


= energy that an object has
due to its stored energy of
position.
Examples rubber bands,
springs

Nuclear energy = energy


locked in the ____________ of
the atom.
Example nuclear power
plants split atoms in a
process called fission.

Nuclear energy = energy


locked in the __NUCLEUS__ of
the atom.
Example nuclear power
plants split atoms in a
process called fission.

Chemical Energy = the


______________ stored in food,
wood, coal, petroleum, and other
fuels.
Examples
Chemical bond energy braking bonds between
_________________ or
molecules
Phase change energy the
energy it takes to rearrange

Chemical Energy = the


__ENERGY___ stored in food,
wood, coal, petroleum, and other
fuels.
Examples
Chemical bond energy braking bonds between
__COMPOUNDS__ or
molecules
Phase change energy the
energy it takes to rearrange

Gravitational Energy = energy


stored as a result of gravitational
forces concentrated by the earth for
the object.
Example - Water held back by a
dam.
Gravitational potential energy
depends of weight and height
An objects gravitational potential
energy can be found by the
following equation:
GPE = w x h
w=
weight in newtons (N)

Types of Kinetic Energy:

Electricity = energy
produced when something
upsets the balancing force
between ______________ and
protons in atoms.

Types of Kinetic Energy:

Electricity = energy
produced when something
upsets the balancing force
between ___Electrons___ and
protons in atoms.

Light or Radiant Energy =


waves that emit _________.
Examples include: radio
and television waves,
gamma rays, and x-rays.

Light or Radiant Energy =


waves that emit __light__.
Examples include: radio
and television waves,
gamma rays, and x-rays.

Heat or Thermal Energy =


energy created by _______.
The hotter an object becomes
and the more thermal energy
it possesses.

Heat or Thermal Energy =


energy created by
_FRICTION__. The hotter an
object becomes and the more
thermal energy it possesses.

Movement = the energy


used when a living thing
moves.
Example = riding a bike,
walking, running, growing

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