Energy LT3-4 SA2

Front

What type of energy transfer occurs when a plant converts the sun's energy into food?

Back

Solar to chemical

Front

What type of energy is provided by the Sun that gives heat and light to Earth?

Back

Solar energy

Front

What type of energy is stored in an atom's nucleus?

Back

Nuclear energy

Front

What form of energy transfer is responsible when a clothes dryer dries clothes?

Back

Electrical to Mechanical to Thermal

Front

Which item transforms chemical energy into thermal and light energy?

Back

Candle burning

Front

What is the definition of solar energy?

Back

Energy from the sun that provides heat and light.

Front

What is chemical energy?

Back

Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds.

Front

What is nuclear energy?

Back

Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.

Front

What is thermal energy?

Back

Energy that comes from the temperature of matter.

Front

What is mechanical energy?

Back

The sum of potential and kinetic energy in an object.