Energy Transfer

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What is energy?

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Energy is the ability to cause change.

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What is an example of energy causing change?

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All of the following: a basketball smashes into a backboard, electricity jumps from your fingertips to a doorknob, when the school bus starts up, you can hear the engine make a sound, and a stick of dynamite explodes.

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What type of energy does playing a drum produce?

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Playing a drum produces sound energy.

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Which ramp would result in the least amount of change in speed?

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The lowest ramp.

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What type of energy does a falling book have?

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The book has energy of motion because it is changing its position.

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What is sound energy?

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Sound energy is a form of energy that you can hear.

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What happens to energy when an object moves faster?

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The energy of the object increases.

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What is the relationship between energy and motion?

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Energy is required to cause motion.

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What is an example of stored energy?

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A book on a shelf has stored energy due to its position.

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What is an energy transformation?

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An energy transformation is when energy changes from one form to another.