1. Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
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2. Get Energized! What are two types of energy?
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
Get Energized!
What are two types of energy?
All matter has energy of at least one form.
Energy is the ability to cause change.
Energy takes many different forms and causes many different effects.
There are two general types of energy: kinetic energy and potential energy.
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3. What are two types of energy?
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
What are two types of energy?
Kinetic energy is the energy of an object that is due to motion. All moving objects have kinetic energy.
The amount of kinetic energy an object has depends on its mass and speed.
Kinetic energy increases as mass increases and as speed increases.
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4. What are two types of energy?
A bowling ball has more kinetic energy than a soccer ball has because the bowling ball has a greater mass.

5. What are two types of energy?
If two bowling balls with the same mass roll across the floor at different speeds, the faster ball will have the greater kinetic energy.

6. What are two types of energy?
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
What are two types of energy?
Potential energy is the energy that an object has due to its position, condition, or chemical composition.
Potential energy that is the result of an object’s position is called gravitational potential energy.
Gravitational potential energy increases as the object’s height or mass increases.
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7. What are two types of energy?
A ball held at a higher height above the ground has greater gravitational potential energy than a ball held closer to the ground.

8. What are two types of energy?
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
What are two types of energy?
A change in the condition of an object affects its potential energy. Stretching a rubber band increases its potential energy.
Chemical potential energy depends on chemical composition.
As bonds break and new bonds form between atoms during a chemical change, energy can be released.
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9. Can objects have potential and kinetic energy at the same time?
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
Can objects have potential and kinetic energy at the same time?
An object can have both potential and kinetic energy at the same time.
A skater has kinetic energy as he moves down a ramp and potential energy due to his position on the ramp.
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10. In Perfect Form What forms can energy take?
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
In Perfect Form
What forms can energy take?
Kinetic energy and potential energy are two types of energy that can come in many different forms.
Some common forms of energy include mechanical, sound, electromagnetic, electrical, chemical, thermal, and nuclear energy.
Energy is expressed in joules (J).
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11. What forms can energy take?
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
What forms can energy take?
Mechanical energy is the sum of an object’s kinetic energy and potential energy. It is the energy of position and motion. A moving car has mechanical energy.
Sound energy is kinetic energy caused by the vibration of particles in a medium such as steel, water, or air.
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12. What forms can energy take?
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
What forms can energy take?
Electromagnetic energy is transmitted through space in the form of electromagnetic waves.
These waves are caused by the vibration of electrically charged particles.
Electromagnetic waves include visible light, X-rays, and microwaves.
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13. What forms can energy take?
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
What forms can energy take?
Electrical energy is the energy that results from the position or motion of charged particles. Overhead lights are powered this way.
Chemical energy is a form of potential energy.
The amount of chemical energy in a molecule depends on the kinds of atoms and their arrangement. Batteries are a source of chemical energy.
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14. What forms can energy take?
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
What forms can energy take?
The thermal energy of an object is the kinetic energy of its particles.
The faster the molecules in an object move, and the more particles the object has, the more thermal energy it has.
Heat is the energy transferred from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature.
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15. What forms can energy take?
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
What forms can energy take?
The nucleus of an atom is the source of nuclear energy.
When an atom’s nucleus breaks apart, or when the nuclei of two small atoms join together, energy is released.
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16. Space Weather and Technology
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
Space Weather and Technology
Space weather includes any activity happening in space that might affect Earth’s environment.
Electromagnetic energy is monitored by scientists forecasting future space weather.
Space weather can damage satellites and interrupt phone signals and signals to Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers.
Auroras are caused by electrically charged particles of solar winds hitting Earth’s magnetic field. They can interrupt airplane communications.
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17. Transformers What is an energy transformation?
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
Transformers
What is an energy transformation?
An energy transformation takes place when energy changes from one form into another form.
Any form of energy can change into any other form of energy.
Often, one form of energy changes into more than one form.
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18. What is an energy transformation?
Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
What is an energy transformation?
In a flashlight, chemical energy is transformed into electrical energy.
The electrical energy is then transformed into light and thermal energy.
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19. Unit 2 Lesson 1 Introduction to Energy
Is energy conserved?
A closed system is a group of objects that transfer energy only to one another. Energy is conserved in all closed systems.
The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only change forms.
All of the different forms of energy in a closed system always add up to the same total amount of energy.
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