Energy Transfer and Transformation

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What is energy transfer?

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Energy transfer is the process of energy moving from one place to another or changing from one form to another.

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What is energy transformation?

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Energy transformation is the process of changing energy from one form to another, such as electrical energy to heat energy.

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What happens to electrical energy in a clothes dryer?

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Electrical energy changes into heat energy to dry the clothes.

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What are the common types of energy produced by electrical devices?

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Heat and light are common types of energy produced by electrical devices.

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What happens to electrical energy when a television is turned on?

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It changes into light, sound, and heat energy.

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What is mechanical energy?

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Mechanical energy is the energy of motion or the energy stored in an object due to its position.

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What happens to mechanical energy in a toy when you turn a knob?

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Mechanical energy changes into sound energy and motion.

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How can heat energy change the state of matter?

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Heat energy can cause substances to change states, like melting ice into water.

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What is an example of heat energy changing a substance's state?

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Butter melting and boiling is an example of heat energy changing the state of matter.

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What is sound energy?

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Sound energy is the energy produced by vibrating objects that creates sound waves.