1. Energy Conversions Energy Conversion What does a Bunsen burner,
Key concept:
Energy Conversion
Pages
What does a Bunsen burner,
Plant life, a pendulum, food and electric
lights all have in common?

2. Greatest Potential Energy Greatest Kinetic Energy
Potential to Kinetic
Page 132
Greatest Kinetic
Energy

3. be converted to thermal energy resulting in kinetic energy
Chemical Conversions pages
Chemical to Thermal to Kinetic
Chemical energy
from food will
be converted to thermal energy
resulting in kinetic energy

4. Energy Conversion in Plants
Page 134
Light energy
To Chemical
energy

5. Electrical to Thermal Energy pages 135
Electrical energy turns a motor and heats
wires inside the hair dryer. The motor turns
a fan which blows the warm air out of the dryer

6. Energy Conversion Examples
Table 1
Some Conversions of Electrical Energy
Alarm
clock
Battery
Light bulb
Blender
Electrical energy → Light energy & Sound energy
Chemical energy → Electrical energy
Electrical energy → Light energy & Thermal energy
Electrical energy → Kinetic energy & Sound energy
Solutions on table from page 135.

7. How many energy conversions can you identify here?

8. Machines can convert energy into more useful forms pages 136-137
Mechanical energy
Transfers to electrical
energy which transfers to
Light energy.

9. Energy Transformations

10. Common Assessment Directions:
There are 44 questions on the common assessment
Bring 2 #2 pencils
Use the “I can” study guide to study
Also use your Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 tests.
Use your Chapter 5, section 1 and 2 power point notes