Energy Transfer and Transformations

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What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

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Which action below is converting electrical to thermal energy?

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An electric toaster.

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What energy transformation occurs when burning coal at a power plant?

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Chemical to heat to electrical.

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What type of energy is made by vibrations and does not travel through empty space?

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Sound energy.

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What is the order of energy transformations when green plants produce food from the Sun’s energy?

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Light → Chemical.

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What is energy?

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The ability to do work or cause change.

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What is thermal energy?

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Energy that comes from the temperature of matter.

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What is electrical energy?

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Energy caused by the movement of electrons.

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What is chemical energy?

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Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds.

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What is mechanical energy?

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The sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object.

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