Energy Conversions Vocabulary

A _______ is something made for for a particular purpose.

• device

• chemical change

• fuel

• turbine

_____ is a type of fossil fuel.

• device

• sunlight

• coal

• combustion

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A ________ stores chemical energy and can convert that energy into electrical energy.

• magnet

• cooling tower

• book

• battery

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A _______ is a device that changes kinetic energy into electrical energy.

• magnet

• generator

• turbine

• boiler

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A ________ is a device that spins as steam (heat) flows and changes it into kinetic energy.

• cooling tower

• boiler

• generator

• turbine

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The process of burning fuel to produce heat and light.

• turbine

• combustion

• cooling tower

• magnet

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A ______ is a material that releases energy as heat when it burns. Common ones include coal, natural gas, petroleum, and wood.

• battery

• combustion

• primary

• fuel

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The ______ source of energy of almost all fuels is the sun.

• primary

• marked

• last

• second

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The energy stored in batteries and fuel is _______.

• sound energy

• electrical energy

• chemical energy

• light energy

where people generate electricity

• cooling tower

• fuel house

• power plant

• generator station