Energy Forms and Transformations Essential Question: How do

Energy Forms and Transformations Essential Question: How do we identify energy transformations taking place around us?

Energy the “stuff” that makes “stuff do stuff” OR the ability to do work. (W F x D) (F force d distance)

Law of Conservation of Energy Energy can not be created or destroyed but is transformed from one form to another. Example Lighting a match Chemical energy transforming into radiant (light) and thermal (heat).

Types (kinds) of Energy PE (potential energy) KE (kinetic energy)

Potential Energy Energy due to height of an object. Stored energy Examples Books on a desk At the top of a mountain At the top of a slide Water at the top of the falls

Kinetic Energy Energy from motion. The faster an object is, the higher the kinetic energy. Examples Books falling Skiing down a mountain Sliding down a slide Water going over the falls

Forms of energy Mechanical Heat/Thermal Chemical Electrical Electromagnetic Nuclear

Mechanical Energy Energy of motion or position Not 100% efficient much lost to heat Sound, wind, waterfall, compressed spring, moving machine parts

Electrical Energy Moving electrical charges. Electricity from batteries, power lines, lightning

Electromagnetic (Radiant) Energy energy that travels in waves; have electrical and magnetic properties Light, Magnetism, XRays, Radio waves, microwaves, ultraviolent and infrared radiation

Heat/Thermal Energy The internal motion of an objects atoms and molecules. Measured by temperature. The faster particles move, the more thermal energy they have. Fire

Nuclear Energy Energy stored in center (nucleus) of an atom Most powerful PE only Fission (breaking apart), Fusion (forming), Sun

Chemical Energy Energy stored by chemical bonds in an object. When bonds are broken, energy is released. gasoline, food, coal, wood

Try the following: Windmill – Flashlight – Microwave – Firecracker – Bicycle – Battery –

Windmill – Mechanical (wind) Mechanical (turning blades) Flashlight – Chemical & Electric (batteries) Radiant (light) & Thermal (heat) Microwave – Electric (outlet) Radiant (light), Mechanical (Sound) & Thermal (heat) Firecracker – Chemical Thermal (heat), Radiant (light), Mechanical (sound) Bicycle – Chemical (cells in body) Mechanical (legs peddling) & Mechanical (bicycle) Battery – Chemical & Electrical nothing until it is used

Try the following: Electrical to Thermal – Chemical to Thermal – Electrical to Mechanical –

Electrical to Thermal – electric blanket, hair dryer, electric heater, electric stove top, toaster Chemical to Thermal – chemical digestion, burning fossil fuels, a lighter Electrical to Mechanical – blender, mixer, baby swing, ceiling fan

Activator Summarize what you learned about KE and PE in the lab yesterday. I will not give you “my” answer.

How do Hydropower Plants Work? Hoover Dam, located on the Nevada-Arizona border

How Hydropower Plants Work Worldwide hydropower plants produce 24% of the world’s electricity A combined total of 675,000 megawatts is produced Energy equivalent of 3.6 billion barrels of oil More than 2,000 hydropower plants in the US

Description of Process Production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water Energy Transformation Mechanical (water) Mechanical (turbine) Electrical (electricity)

Description of Process Coal is burned to produce heat which turns water into steam and the steam turns the turbine to produce electricity Energy Transformation Chemical (coal) Thermal (heat) Mechanical (turbine) Electrical (electricity)

Description of Process A device in which nuclear fission initiates a controlled chain reaction, producing heat energy typically used for power generation Energy Transformations Nuclear (atoms) Thermal (fission heat) Mechanical (turbine) Electrical (electricity)

Description of Process The mechanical motion of the wind turns the blades, which turns the generator and produces electricity Energy Transformation Mechanical (wind) Mechanical (blade) Mechanical (turbine) Electrical (electricity)

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