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What is Energy?
energy.
Kinetic energy
involves motion.
Conservation of energy
means it can change forms
between kinetic and
potential, but it never
disappears.The total
amount of energy is always
the same.
Energy Aboard
Ship
Mechanical Energy
(engine parts)
Kinetic Energy
(ship moves)
Speed in Knots
To calculate speed in
knots, a sailor would
simply count the number
of knots that passed by
as the line to the log was
let out.
Speedy
Transformations
Starting and stopping a
plane on the short deck
of a ship means a fast
conversion between
kinetic energy and
potential energy!
This is accomplished
with a catapult.
The people on a
ship also need
energy. Food
provides fuel for
people.
A galley is a ship’s
kitchen.
Transferring
Heat Energy
Heat energy raises the temperature of
matter. It makes it hotter. The atoms
move faster.
Conduction is a way
of transferring heat
through the contact
of objects.
Convection is heat
transfer through a
fluid with the
hotter molecules
rising and the cooler
ones sinking.
Radiation is heat
transfer through
space. The earth is
heated by
radiation from the
sun.
A calorie is a measure
of the amount of
energy. In food,
energy is measured in
thousands of calories
or kilocalories.
Bunker Oil
Aviation Gasoline
Electrical Energy
Transfer
When is water and electricity dangerous?
Do we conduct electricity?
Water and
Electricity
Perform a simple experiment to see
water conduct electricity.