Download Part I: Energy Transformations

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6.9C: Energy Transformations
Force, Motion, and Energy
Part I: Energy Transformations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/energy_electricity_forces/energy_transfer_storag
e/activity/
1.  Energy is either made or lost over time. TRUE or FALSE, EXPLAIN
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2.  What are three ways thermal energy is transferred?
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Using the Web Surfing Science websites your teacher has assigned to you, complete the
following online treasure hunt.
Part II: Energy
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/tdc02_int_energyflow/
1.  How does energy from the Sun wind up in your dinner?
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2.  How much of the energy from the Sun is passed on from the corn plant to the cow?
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Part III: Thinking about Energy
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E04/E04.html
1. Complete the “Can you make the energy flow” activity. Explain how energy from the Sun
created music.
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2. Explain which sequence was most challenging to determine.
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6.8A: Potential & Kinetic Energy
Force, Motion, and Energy
Using the Web Surfing Science websites your teacher has assigned to you, complete the
following online treasure hunt.
Part I: Potential and Kinetic Energy
Web Address: http://education.jlab.org/jsat/powerpoint/0708_potential_and_kinetic.ppt
1.  What is an example of gravitational potential energy?
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2.  What type of energy is in a battery?
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3.  When does a skier have the greatest potential energy?
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4.  When does a skier have the greatest kinetic energy?
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Part II: Energy Kids
Web Address: http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/index.cfm
1.  Explain the difference between potential and kinetic energy.
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2. Categorize the following forms of energy as potential or kinetic energy, mechanical
energy, thermal energy, electrical energy, chemical energy, nuclear energy, or radiant
energy.
Potential Energy
Kinetic energy
Part III: Amusement Park Physics
Web Address: http://learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/
1.  How does the height of the first hill of a coaster affect the remainder of the ride?
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2.  What is the relationship between the hill’s height and the speed of the coaster?
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3.  What type of energy does the roller coaster have when it reaches the top of a hill?
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