Energy Transfer

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What is energy transfer?

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Energy transfer is the process of energy moving from one object or system to another.

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What type of energy is transferred from hot soup to a cold bowl?

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Heat energy.

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What is an example of energy transformation?

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When a bowling ball hits the pins, motion energy changes to sound energy.

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What two kinds of energy do lamps transfer to food?

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Light energy and heat energy.

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What happens when light energy is converted to heat energy?

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This is known as energy transformation.

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Which ramp would result in the greatest change in energy for a moving object?

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The highest ramp.

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What is heat energy?

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Heat energy is the energy that comes from the temperature of matter.

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What is light energy?

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Light energy is the energy that is visible to the human eye and is produced by the sun, light bulbs, and other sources.

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What is motion energy?

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Motion energy is the energy of an object in motion.

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What is sound energy?

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Sound energy is the energy produced by vibrating sound waves.