Harnessing Human Energy Test Review

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What is the process of changing energy from one type to another called?

Back

Convert

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What is an example of energy being converted?

Back

The light energy from the sun becoming electrical energy in a solar cell.

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What does it mean if energy is transferred?

Back

It means that energy is moving from one object to another.

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If something has energy, where did that energy come from?

Back

It must have been transferred from something else.

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What is an example of energy being transferred?

Back

The electrical energy from a solar cell moving to a battery.

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How can you tell if something has energy?

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If it moves, changes, or has the ability to move or change in the future.

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What is energy?

Back

The ability to do work or cause change.

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What is the difference between energy conversion and energy transfer?

Back

Energy conversion changes energy from one form to another, while energy transfer moves energy from one object to another.

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What is solar energy?

Back

Energy from the sun that can be converted into other forms of energy, such as electrical energy.

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What is a solar cell?

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A device that converts light energy from the sun into electrical energy.