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Heat and Energy Test
science test on kinds of energy
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Science
6th Grade
11/18/2010

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Solar cell provides electric power by
Definition
sunlight striking the solar cell causing an electron imbalance between two surfaces taht are joined by a wire. A current of electricity than occurs between negative and positive sides.
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Chemical Energy
Definition
the stored energy in batteries
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Potential energy
Definition
water behind a dam
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Kinetic energy
Definition
water flows over a dam
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Mechanical energy
Definition
transferred into electrical energy by a generator
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Electromagnet
Definition
a wire carrying an electric current is wrapped around an iron core producing a magnetic field
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Energy transformations
Definition
in a toaster it is electrical to heat
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convection
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egg boiling in water
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battery
Definition
chemical energy to electrical energy to running an appliance
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simple circuit
Definition
chemical to elecrical to light
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conduction
Definition
heat comes into direct contact with matter
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