Types of Energy by Anguiano, Emma

Energy

771661_1 — 2024-02-08 22:23:19 UTC

When talking about energy, the first thing you should know is that there is 2 types of energy. Kinetic and Potential Energy. Energy also means any object that can work. This doesn't mean a pencil sharpener can go work at McDonalds. This means that an object that can apply force to make something move has energy.

Kinetic Energy

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Kinetic Energy is energy that is actively being used. An example of Kinetic Energy is seen when a roller coaster is going down a hill. That's Kinetic Energy, because it's in the process of being used.

Potential Energy

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Potential Energy is energy that is waiting to be used. An example of this is a roller coaster cart at the top of the hill. That's Potential Energy because it's not being used.

Energy Transfer

771661_1 — 2024-02-12 21:50:36 UTC

Energy Transfer is the process of energy moving from one place to another. An example of this would be if I threw a bowling ball at bowling pins, the mechanical energy would move from my arm to the bowling ball, then to the bowling pins.

Energy Transformation

771661_1 — 2024-02-12 21:54:49 UTC

Energy Transformation happens when one type of energy changes to a different type of energy. An example of this would be when you flip a switch to turn on a light. It starts with the mechanical energy of the switch moving, then transforms to electrical energy to travel to the bulb, then radiant energy to produce light.

Law of conservation of Energy

771661_1 — 2024-02-12 22:05:51 UTC

The Law of Conservation of Energy means that energy can't be created or destroyed. an example of The Law of Conservation of Energy would be if you have 2 marbles of the same weight, and threw on at the other, when it makes contact, all the energy from the marble thrown will transfer to the other marble, and no speed is lost while transferring the energy. This proves that energy wasn't destroyed because the speed wasn't lost, and no energy was created because the marble didn't go faster.

Types of Energy

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Mechanical Energy

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Mechanical Energy is any object that is moving, or using force to move something. For example, when your arms move, they have mechanical energy. When a ceiling fan is spinning, it has mechanical energy.

Thermal Energy

771661_1 — 2024-02-12 22:26:08 UTC

Thermal Energy is how hot or cold an object it. An objects temperature is determined by how much the particles that make up the object are vibrating. The particles that make up these objects are called atoms. The faster the atoms vibrate, the hotter the object is. An example of thermal energy would be a hot piece of metal. The atoms that make up the metal are vibrating extremely fast and causes it to be hot.

Sound Energy

771661_1 — 2024-02-13 16:38:34 UTC

Sound Energy is the energy used to create sound. Sound travels in sound waves that are invisible. An example of sound energy would be sound coming out of a speaker. It is sending sound waves around it.

Electrical Energy

771661_1 — 2024-02-14 17:03:40 UTC

Electrical energy is energy that comes from charged particles. These particles are called electrons, and they're one of the components to make an atom. An example of electrical energy would be charging your phone. The electrons travel from the plug, through the cable, to the charging port in a phone to charge it.

Light (Radiant) Energy

771661_1 — 2024-02-14 17:08:02 UTC

Light Energy is the energy used to create light. A better way to call light energy would be radiant energy. An example of radiant energy would be a light bulb. When you turn on a light bulb, it is using energy to create that light. We get all of the energy for our planet from the sun via light energy,

771661_1 — 2024-02-14 17:09:00 UTC

Chemical Energy

771661_1 — 2024-02-14 17:12:18 UTC

Chemical energy is the energy in-between the particles and acts as a glue to keep them together. An example of chemical energy would be the chemical energy stored in a table. The chemical energy is keeping the particles that make up the table together.

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771661_1 — 2024-02-16 07:00:06 UTC

Energy can change through energy transformation. An example of energy changing would be snapping your fingers. First, there‘s the mechanical energy you use to snap your fingers, and the friction between your fingers creates sound energy.

771661_1 — 2024-02-16 07:05:02 UTC

Energy can’t be created or destroyed. A example of energy not being created or destroyed is newtons cradle. The mechanical energy is constantly transferring each time the balls make contact, and it only slows down because each time the balls make contact, sound energy is wasted. This proves that energy wasn’t created because the balls weren’t going faster, and it proves energy wasn’t being destroyed because all the energy used was going somewhere.

771661_1 — 2024-02-16 07:10:14 UTC

Multiple types of energy can be transferred at once. An example of this would be lighting a match. It takes the mechanical energy from the match moving across the red strip, to light up the match and release thermal and radiant energy.

771661_1 — 2024-02-16 07:27:56 UTC

Energy flows through a system from producer to consumer. For example, the producer in this system is the water faucet. The water from the faucet is mechanical energy, and it then transfers to the wheel. The mechanical energy then transforms to electrical energy, then changes to mechanical energy to the fan, which is the consumer.