Forms of Energy and Transformations

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What is energy?

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The ability to do work.

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What is work?

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The product of force and displacement, causes a change in potential energy of an object, does not depend on the path traveled, but only starting and ending position.

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What type of energy transformation happens in hydro-electric power?

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Mechanical to electrical.

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What happens when work is done?

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There is always a transfer of energy.

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What type of energy is NOT transformed by a microwave oven?

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Solar energy.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of an object due to its motion.

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What is potential energy?

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The energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

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What is the law of conservation of energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total kinetic energy of particles in a substance, related to temperature.

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What is electrical energy?

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The energy caused by the movement of electrons.