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What is gpe? what is gpe formula?

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Gpe is types of pe based on objects mass or height. The formula is gpe=mxgxh 9.8 m/s squared

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What is kinetic energy and its formula?

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Energy of motion, Ke= 1/2mv squared

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What are conductors and and example?

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Allows energy to flow through easily. Ex: metals

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what are insulators and examples?

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slows down energy transfer. Ex: Styrofoam, grass

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What is the order of energy transformation in a roller coaster?

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Chemical energy to mechanical energy (going up) gpe to ke (going down) ke to pe (when down then up)

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LCE?

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Energy is the same amount b4 and after transformation. Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

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Example of energy transformation

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Turning on a light bulb is first electrical energy (outlet) to light energy (bulb glows) to thermal energy (warms up)

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Energy transformation at different power plants

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Wind turbines converting wind to mechanical energy, then to electricity. Solar panels converting sunlight to electricity.

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What is energy efficiency?

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Using less energy for the same amount of outcome

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What types of light bulbs and appliances are most efficient?

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Compact fluorescent lightbulb because it doesn’t take up much energy and lasts 2,000 hours.

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What is heat? How does thermal energy transfer?

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Movement of thermal energy. Always moves from hot to cold.

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What is conduction and examples?

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Direct contact/touching ex: pot on stove

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Convection?

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Heat transferred trough a gas or liquid (circulation) ex: boiling water, ovens air , oceans mantle

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radiation

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Heat transferred through electromagnetic waves ex: microwave, fire, sun

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What is non renewable resources and examples

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Has a limited supply once up you have no more Ex: nuclear energy, fossil fuels

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Renewable resources and ex

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Has a continuing supply mut be supplied faster than it is used up ex: wind energy solar energy, geothermal, biomass, tidal, hydroelectric

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21
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If a hypothesis from data of an experiment fails to support what do you do?

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1st you cannot change your hypothesis create a new experiment if needed

22
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repetition

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completing the experiment multiple times

23
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replication

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someone else completes the same experiment