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Energy Final Study Guide
Energy Final Study Guide
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What is energy?
Energy is the power to change things and to do work.
There are many forms of energy, including electrical, mechanical,
light,
nuclear, chemical, radiant, and thermal.
Energy is used continuously in our world. Examples of energy
being used are grass growing (chemical), a campfire (chemical,
radiant, thermal), animals moving (mechanical), and many more.
What are potential and kinetic energy?
Energy that is stored is potential. (ready to be released)
The energy of movement is kinetic. (energy on the move)
How is energy transformed within a system?
The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be
created or destroyed, but it can change forms.
Energy appears in different forms and can be transformed within
a system.
Batteries store chemical energy and transform it into electrical
energy.
Plants transform light energy into chemical energy, which then
can be
used by other living things.
Heat energy is usually a by-product of an energy transformation.
What are sources of energy we can use to make electricity; are
they renewable or nonrenewable?
Renewable- will always be available- geothermal, solar, water,
wind, and biomass