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Mechanical
Electrical
Light (Radiant)
Sound
Thermal
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Mechanical Energy
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Definition of Mechanical
Energy
• Definition: the sum of
kinetic and potential
energy in an object
that is used to do
work.
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Uses of Mechanical
Energy
• Wind turbines
convert the kinetic
energy of wind into
mechanical energy.
•The mechanical energy
of a bowling ball gives the
ball the ability to apply a
force to a bowling pin in
order to cause the pin to
be knocked over.
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Light (Radiant) Energy
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Definition of Light (Radiant)
Energy
• Definition: Energy of
electromagnetic waves
• Electromagnetic
Wave: Energy from
electric and magnetic
forces that come
together and induce
an electric field around
them.
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Uses of Light (Radiant)
• The sun produces
•Light (radiant) Energy
Energy is used during an x-ray.
light (radiant)
energy to help
plants grow by
helping produce
photosynthesis.
The energy is strong
enough to see through
skin but not bones.
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Thermal Energy
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Definition of Thermal
Energy
• Definition: energy that comes
from the temperature of
matter. The hotter the
substance, the more the
molecules vibrate, therefore
the higher its thermal energy.
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Uses of Thermal Energy
• If a stove is on and a pan of
water is on top of it, the
thermal energy from the
stove makes the molecules in
the pan move faster causing
the pan and water to get hot.
•Thermal Energy is also in
the Sun. If clothes are hung
outside to dry, the sun uses
thermal energy to speed
up the molecules in the
clothes, causing them to dry.
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Electrical Energy
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Definition of Electrical
Energy
•Definition: When
electrons move
from one atom to
the other, with the
use of magnetic
forces.
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Uses of Electrical Energy
• A battery transfers stored energy
as charged particles called
electrons, typically moving
through a wire. Electrical energy is
transferred to the surroundings by
the lamp to make the lamp light
up.
•Lightning is one good example of electrical
energy in nature. It is very powerful.
Thunderclouds build up large amounts of
electrical energy. They are released during
lightning when the clouds strike against each
other.
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Sound Energy
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Definition of Sound
Energy
•Definition: The
movement of energy
through substances
in longitudinal
waves.
Sound Energy
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Uses of Sound Energy
• A copier machine
produces sound energy
when the machine
vibrates to make copies.
•A drumstick produces
sound energy when it
strikes a drumhead and
cause it to vibrate.
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Question 1
The sum of what two energies are used
in Mechanical Energy?
Fast and Slow
Kinetic and Potential
Strong and Weak
Question 2
Which of these answer choices is an
example of light (radiant) energy?
X-rays
Raindrops falling from a cloud
Vibrations from a drum
Question 3
In thermal energy, the faster the
molecules vibrate, the object gets
.
Colder
Darker
Hotter
Question 4
What kind of electric energy is one of the
most powerful forms of electrical
energy?
Lightning
Turning on a Lamp
Flushing the Toilet
Question 5
What substances can sound energy wave
vibrations move through in order to
produce sound?
Air, water, wood and metal
Clothes and Dirt
Rope and Grass
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• http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-soundenergy.html
• http://www.eschooltoday.com/energy/kinds-of-energy/all-aboutenergy
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• http://www.kids.esdb.bg/basic.html
• http://www.findsounds.com/types.html