40   Year 9 Science Learning Workbook

Identifying active energy

Object Light Heat Electrical Kinetic Sound

Torch ✔ ✔
Heater ✔ ✔
MP3 player ✔ ✔
Generator ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Car ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Toaster ✔ ✔
Shooting star ✔ ✔ ✔
Speaker ✔ ✔ ✔
Fire-fly ✔ ✔
Nerves ✔
Wind ✔ ✔
Fire ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Radio ✔ ✔
Moon ✔
Fluorescent tube ✔
Lightning ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Iceberg ✔

Energy transformations and energy equations (page 156)

1. Chemical potential energy.
2. Light energy.
3. Therefore, chemical potential energy has transformed into light energy.
More energy equations
Situation Energy equation
Fire Chemical potential energy ➔ Heat energy
Bulb Electrical energy ➔ Light energy
Toaster Electrical energy ➔ Heat energy
Electric motor Electrical energy ➔ Kinetic energy
Petrol generator Chemical potential energy ➔ Electrical energy
Ringtone Electrical energy ➔ Sound energy
Drawing a bow (and arrow) Kinetic energy ➔ Elastic potential energy
Releasing an arrow Elastic potential energy ➔ Kinetic energy
Charging a battery Electrical energy ➔ Chemical potential energy
The Sun Nuclear potential energy ➔ Solar (Heat and Light) energy

When is a motor not a motor? (page 157)

1. The arrow goes up in the LHS diagram and down in the RHS diagram.