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Mechanical Energy The mechanical energy of an object is _________________________________________________________________________________. This means it is the sum of its kinetic and potential energy. Although the kinetic and potential energy of an object ____________ change, its mechanical energy ____________________________. This is because kinetic and potential energy change proportionately. Every object in ______________________ contains mechanical energy. The ________________________________________________________________________ says that an objects mechanical energy remains constant under normal circumstances. Although mechanical energy cannot be created nor destroyed, it can be converted to another type of energy. Machines such as ______________________________________________ can convert mechanical energy into other forms of energy. The mechanical energy of an object is associated with the objects' _____________________________________. In a few cases, some mechanical energy is converted to ___________________ resulting in _____________________ mechanical energy. The electric motor _________________ mechanical energy from___________________ energy while a generator performs the opposite. The job of a hydroelectric power plant is to make _________________________ energy from the mechanical energy of water that is stored in dams. A turbine, such as a wind turbine, converts the kinetic energy of gas or steam into mechanical energy. When an object loses _________________________ energy, it gains ______________________________________________________. James Joule is the physicist who discovered the relationship between the loss of mechanical energy and the gain of heat. If an object contains mechanical energy, then it has the ability to do work. A ____________________________________________________________________________________ all contain mechanical energy. Radiant Energy Radiant energy is energy of ___________________________. It is a form of energy that can travel through _______________. For example, we receive the heat from the sun, which is located very far from the earth via radiation. The sun's heat is not transmitted through any solid medium, but through a ___________________. This is possible by ____________________________________________. Before we go any further, let us understand what ______________________________________________________________ are. Each time static energy from electric and magnetic force come together, they induce an electric field around them. An example of __________________________________________________ is the shock you get when you hold a metal door knob. An example of a magnetic force is the pull that attracts metals to the magnet. Now, the electrical field induced causes waves, called electromagnetic waves, and they can travel through vacuum (air), particles or solids. These waves resemble the ripple (mechanical) waves you see when you drop a rock into a swimming pool, but with electromagnetic waves, you do not see them, but you often can see the effect of it. The energy in the electromagnetic waves is what we call radiant energy. There are different kinds of electromagnetic waves and all of them have different _____________________, properties, ________________________________ and power, and all interact with matter differently. The entire wave system from the lowest frequency to the highest frequency is known as the electromagnetic spectrum. The shorter the wavelength, the higher its frequency and vice versa. White light for example, is a form of radiant energy, and its frequency forms a tiny bit of the entire electromagnetic spectrum. In the illustration above, you will see the different radiant energy levels represented by their wavelengths. When radiant energy comes into contact with matter, it changes the properties of that matter. For example, when micro-waves (which forms part of the entire spectrum) are set off in a microwave oven, the water molecules in the food are charged and caused to vibrate billions of times per second, generating heat, that causes the food to cook. The microwave oven works with the concept of radiant energy (electromagnetic waves). Sound Energy Sound is the movement of ________________________ through substances in ___________________________________ (compression/rarefaction) waves. Sound is produced __________________________________________________________________ — the energy is transferred through the substance in a wave. Typically, the energy in sound is far less than other forms of energy. Let's see this illustration. A vibrating drum in a disco transfers energy to the room as sound. Kinetic energy from the moving air molecules transfers the sound energy to the dancers eardrums. Notice that Kinetic (movement) energy in the sticks is being transferred into sound energy. Sound vibrations create sound waves which move through mediums such as air and water before reaching our ears. The diagram below shows how a sound wave is represented: Sound energy is usually measured by its' _____________________________, in special units called ________________________________. Sometimes, loud noise can cause pain to people. This is called the threshold of pain. This threshold is different from person to person. For example, teens can handle a lot higher sound pressure than elderly people, or people who work in factories tend to have a higher threshold pressure, because they get used to loud noise in the factories.