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Section 1 What Is Energy?

Section 2 Energy Conversions

Section 3 Conservation of Energy

Section 4 Energy Resources

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Concept Mapping



Bellringer

Finish the following sentence:

“Energy is the ability to ____.”

Write your completed sentence in your science

journal. People often use the words energy and

power synonymously, but they have specific

meanings. What is the distinction between energy

and power?

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Objectives

• Explain the relationship between energy and work.

• Compare kinetic energy and potential energy.

• Describe the different forms of energy.

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Energy and Work: Working Together

• Energy is the ability to do work.

• Work is done when a force causes an object to move

in the direction of the force. Work is a transfer of

energy.

• Energy and work are expressed in units of joules (J).

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Section 1 What Is Energy? Chapter 9



Kinetic Energy

• Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. All moving

objects have kinetic energy.

• Kinetic Energy Depends on Mass and Speed If

you know an object’s mass (m) and its speed (v), you

can calculate the object’s kinetic energy with the

following equation:

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k i n e t i c e n e r g y =

m v 2

2



Kinetic Energy

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Potential Energy

• Potential energy is the energy an object has

because of its position.

• Gravitational Potential Energy The amount of

gravitational potential energy that an object has

depends on its weight and its height.

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Potential Energy, continued

• Calculating Gravitational Potential Energy The

equation to find gravitational potential energy is:

gravitational potential energy = weight height

• Gravitational potential energy is equal to the amount

of work done on an object to lift it a certain height.

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Potential Energy, continued

• Height Above What? When you find out an

object’s gravitational potential energy, the “ground”

that you measure the object’s height from depends

on where it is.

• The height you use in calculating gravitational

potential energy is a measure of how far an object

has to fall.

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Mechanical Energy

• Mechanical energy is the total energy of motion and

position of an object. Both kinetic energy and potential

energy are kinds of mechanical energy.

• The equation to find mechanical energy is:

mechanical energy = potential energy kinetic energy

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Mechanical Energy, continued

• The mechanical energy of an object remains the

same unless it transfers some energy to another

object.

• But even if the mechanical energy of an object stays

the same, the potential energy or kinetic energy can

increase or decrease.

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Other Forms of Energy

• Thermal Energy is all of the kinetic energy due to

random motion of the particles that make up an object.

• All matter is made up of particles that are always in

random motion. So, all matter has thermal energy.

• Thermal energy increases as temperature increases

and increases as the number of particles increases.

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Other Forms of Energy, continued

• Chemical Energy is the energy of a chemical

compound that changes as its atoms are rearranged.

• Chemical energy is a form of potential energy

because it depends on the position and arrangement

of the atoms in a compound.

• The energy in food is chemical energy.

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• Electrical Energy is the energy of moving electrons.

Electrical energy can be thought of as potential energy

that is used when you plug in an electrical appliance

and use it.

• Sound Energy is caused by an object’s vibrations.

The object’s vibrations transmit some kinetic energy to

the air particles, which also vibrate. These vibrations

transmit sound energy.

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• Light Energy is produced by the vibrations of

electrically charged particles.

• Nuclear Energy is energy that comes from changes

in the nucleus of an atom. Nuclear energy can be

produced when nuclei are joined in a fusion reaction or

when a nucleus is split apart in a fission reaction.

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Bellringer

What do the following a plant, a Bunsen burner, and a

pendulum have in common? What are three other

objects that have same common link?

Write your answers in your science journal.

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Objectives

• Describe an energy conversion.

• Give examples of energy conversions for the different

forms of energy.

• Explain how energy conversions make energy

useful.

• Explain the role of machines in energy conversions.

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Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy

• An energy conversion is a change from one form of

energy to another. Any form of energy can change into

any other form of energy.

• As the skateboarder on the next slide travels up and

down the half-pipe, his energy changes back and forth

between kinetic energy and potential energy.

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Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy,

continued

• Elastic Potential Energy Stretching a rubber band

stores elastic potential energy in the rubber band.

• When you let the rubber band go, it goes back to its

original shape. It releases its stored-up potential

energy as it does so.

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Conversions Involving Chemical Energy

• Chemical energy is stored in the food you eat. Your

body uses this chemical energy to function.

• Energy Conversion in Plants The chemical energy

in the food you eat comes from the sun’s energy.

Plants use photosynthesis to convert light energy into

chemical energy, as shown on the next slide.

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Conversions Involving Chemical Energy,

continued

• The Process Continues Plants change light energy

into chemical energy. The chemical energy in the food

you eat is changed into another kind of chemical

energy that your body can use.

• Your body then uses that energy to give you kinetic

energy that you use in everything you do.

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Why Energy Conversions Are Important

• Energy conversions are needed for everything we do.

Heating our homes, getting energy from a meal, and

many other things use energy conversions.

• Machines, such as a hair dryer, help harness energy

and make that energy work for you.

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Why Energy Conversions Are Important,

continued

• Conversions Involving Electrical Energy Some

common energy conversions that involve electrical

energy are shown in the table below.

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Alarm clock electrical energy light and sound energy

Battery chemical energy electrical energy

Light bulb electrical energy light and thermal energy

Blender electrical energy kinetic and sound energy



Energy and Machines

• A machine can make work easier by changing the

size or direction (or both) of the force needed to do the

work. Some machines allow you to use less force over

a greater distance to do the same amount of work.

• Machines as Energy Converters Some machines

help you use energy by converting it into the form of

energy that you need.

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Bellringer

Answer the following questions:

Where does the energy that makes a roller coaster car

move come from? Where does the energy go?

What does “All of the energy put into a process still

exists somewhere when the process has ended”

mean?

Write your answers in your science journal.

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Objectives

• Explain how energy is conserved within a closed

system.

• Explain the law of conservation of energy.

• Give examples of how thermal energy is always a

result of energy conversion.

• Explain why perpetual motion is impossible.

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Where Does the Energy Go?

• Friction is a force that oppose motion between two

surfaces that are touching.

• For a roller coaster car to move, energy must be

used to overcome the friction between the car’s wheels

and the track.

• As a result, not all of the car’s potential energy

changes into kinetic energy and not all of the car’s

kinetic energy changes back into potential energy.

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Section 3 Conservation of Energy Chapter 9



Energy Is Conserved Within a Closed System

• A closed system is a group of objects that transfer

energy only to each other.

• The Law of Conservation of Energy states that

energy cannot be created or destroyed.

• Energy can be converted from one form to another.

But all of the different forms of energy in a system

always add up to the same total amount of energy.

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Energy Is Conserved Within a Closed System,

continued

• The image below shows energy conservation in a

light bulb.

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No Conversion Without Thermal Energy

• Any time one form of energy is converted into another

form, some of the original energy always gets

converted into thermal energy.

• The thermal energy due to friction that results from

energy conversions is not usually useful energy.

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No Conversion Without Thermal Energy,

continued

• Perpetual Motion? No Way! A perpetual motion

machine is a machine that would run forever without

any additional energy.

• But perpetual motion machines are impossible

because some waste thermal energy always results

from energy conversions.

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No Conversion Without Thermal Energy,

continued

• Making Conversions Efficient Some systems

transform energy with less loss of heat than others do.

Such systems are more efficient than others are.

• Improving the efficiency of machines is important

because greater efficiency results in less waste. If less

energy is wasted, less energy is needed to operate a

machine.

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Bellringer

Predict whether the following sources of energy are

renewable or nonrenewable.

sunlight coal wind

petroleum nuclear geothermal

Write and explain your predictions in your science

journal.

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Objectives

• Name several energy resources.

• Explain how the sun is the source of most energy

on Earth.

• Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of

using various energy resources.

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Nonrenewable Resources

• Nonrenewable resources cannot be replaced or are

replaced much more slowly than they are used.

• Fossil fuels are nonrenewable energy resources that

formed from the remains of organisms that lived long

ago. Oil, natural gas, and coal are the most common

fossil fuels.

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Nonrenewable Resources, continued

• Uses of Fossil Fuels All fossil fuels contain stored

energy from the sun, which can be converted into

other kinds of energy.

• Burning coal is a common way to generate electrical

energy. Petroleum is used to make gasoline, wax, and

plastics. Natural gas is often used in home heating.

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• Electrical Energy from Fossil Fuels Electric

generators convert the chemical energy in fossil fuels

into electrical energy by the process shown below.

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• Nuclear Energy Another way to generate electrical

energy is to use nuclear energy.

• In a process called nuclear fission, the nucleus of a

radioactive atom is split into two smaller nuclei, which

releases nuclear energy.

• Because the supply of radioactive elements is limited,

nuclear energy is a nonrenewable resource.

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Renewable Resources

• Renewable resources are naturally replaced more

quickly than they are used.

• Solar Energy Sunlight can be changed into

electrical energy through solar cells.

• Solar cells can be used in devices such as

calculators. They can also be placed on the roof of a

house to provide electrical energy.

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Renewable Resources, continued

• Energy from Water The potential energy of water in

a reservoir can be changed into kinetic energy as the

water flows through a dam.

• In a hydroelectric dam, falling water turns turbines.

The turbines are connected to a generator that

changes kinetic energy into electrical energy.

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• Wind Energy The kinetic energy of wind can turn

the blades of a windmill or a wind turbine.

• A wind turbine changes the kinetic energy of the air

into electrical energy by turning a generator.

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• Geothermal Energy is thermal energy caused by the

heating of Earth’s crust. This energy can be converted

into electrical energy at geothermal power plants.

• Biomass is organic matter, such as plants, wood,

and waste, that can be burned to release energy.

Some countries depend on biomass for energy.

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The Two Sides to Energy Resources

• All energy resources have advantages and

disadvantages. Many factors determine when one

energy source is a better choice than another.

• Choosing the Right Energy Source Energy

planning in all parts of the world requires careful

consideration of energy needs and the availability and

responsible use of resources.

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Use the terms below to complete the Concept

Mapping on the next slide.

Concept Mapping

potential energy

position

mechanical energy

motion

kinetic energy

mass

machines

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