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Activity: Identifying Forms of Energy
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Can you identify the different forms of energy in the picture below? Enter your answer in the table below and click the "Check Answers" button to check your work. Word Document: Text alternative of the Forms of Energy Activity
The six fundamental forms of energy: Mechanical, Chemical, Thermal/Heat, Electrical, Nuclear and Radiation.
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https://www.e-education.psu.edu/egee102/node/1905
Electrical Energy:
Energy created through the movement of electrons among the atoms of matter.
Although electricity is seldom used directly, it is one of the most useful and versatile forms of energy. Following are some examples.
When put into a toaster, it can be converted to heat;
When put into a stereo, it is converted into sound;
When put into an electric bulb, it converts into light;
When put into a motor it converts into motion or movement (mechanical energy).
Due to its versatility, it is in high demand; in the US about 40% of the total primary energy used is converted into electricity for various uses.
Remember This!
All matter is made up of atoms, and atoms are made up of smaller particles, called protons (which have positive charge), neutrons (which have neutral charge), and electrons (which are negatively charged).
The electrons orbit around the nucleus which contains protons and neutrons, just like the planets orbit the sun.
Certain metals have electrons that are only loosely attached to their atoms, so they can easily be made to move from one atom to another if an electric field is applied to them.
When those electrons move among the atoms of matter, a current of electricity is created.
Nuclear Energy:
Energy produced when reactions occur in an atom, resulting in some type of structural change in the nuclei.
Fusion occurs when two small nuclei join together to create one large nucleus or particle, and during this
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Can you identify the different forms of energy in the picture below? Enter your answer in the table below and click the "Check Answers" button to check your work. Word Document: Text alternative of the Forms of Energy Activity
The six fundamental forms of energy: Mechanical, Chemical, Thermal/Heat, Electrical, Nuclear and Radiation.
Word Document: Text alternative of the Forms of Energy Activity
https://www.e-education.psu.edu/egee102/node/1905
Electrical Energy:
Energy created through the movement of electrons among the atoms of matter.
Although electricity is seldom used directly, it is one of the most useful and versatile forms of energy. Following are some examples.
When put into a toaster, it can be converted to heat;
When put into a stereo, it is converted into sound;
When put into an electric bulb, it converts into light;
When put into a motor it converts into motion or movement (mechanical energy).
Due to its versatility, it is in high demand; in the US about 40% of the total primary energy used is converted into electricity for various uses.
Remember This!
All matter is made up of atoms, and atoms are made up of smaller particles, called protons (which have positive charge), neutrons (which have neutral charge), and electrons (which are negatively charged).
The electrons orbit around the nucleus which contains protons and neutrons, just like the planets orbit the sun.
Certain metals have electrons that are only loosely attached to their atoms, so they can easily be made to move from one atom to another if an electric field is applied to them.
When those electrons move among the atoms of matter, a current of electricity is created.
Nuclear Energy:
Energy produced when reactions occur in an atom, resulting in some type of structural change in the nuclei.
Fusion occurs when two small nuclei join together to create one large nucleus or particle, and during this