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 type of energy is stored in batteries or food?

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Chemical energy.

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What is the transformation of energy in a microwave oven?

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Electrical energy is transformed into thermal and light energy.

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Where is maximum kinetic energy on a roller coaster?

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At the bottom of a big hill.

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

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Mechanical energy is transformed into electrical energy.

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What is potential energy?

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Energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

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What is kinetic energy?

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Energy of an object due to its motion.

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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 mechanical energy?

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The sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object.

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What is the law of conservation of energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.