Energy Transformation

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• Types of energy
• Examples of energy transformation

Theenergy transformation It is the ability to produce a movement or to cause the transformation or modification of something. Among the different types of energy we find:

Types of energy

We can define "energy transformation" as the conversion of one energy to another. It is important to clarify that energy is neither created nor destroyed, it is simply transformed. And in this transformation the total energy is maintained, that is, it does not increase or decrease. In general, humans transform energy to use it in the best possible way, according to their needs.

• See also: Natural, artificial, primary and secondary energy

Examples of energy transformation

Some examples could be the following:

1. To light a lamp, you need energyelectrical. Once it is turned on, what happens is that that energy is transformed intoluminous and inthermal. While the first is the one that illuminates the place, the second heats it.
2. From a generator it is possible to convert the energymechanics in electrical.
3. To throw an arrow at a target, energy is usedpotential, which is the one that manages to tighten the rope. Once the arrow is thrown, the energy in question is transformed intokinetics. The arrow then hits the target, structurally modifies its molecules on impact, and finally slows down. This causes the kinetic energy to be partly transformed intocalorific.
4. An engine, for example a car, transforms energythermodynamics inmechanics.
5. In the old days, trains were put in motion from coal. This was possible thanks to the energycaloric of coal is transformed intokinetics.
6. To light an iron, we need energyelectrical. Once the appliance is turned on, the electrical energy is converted tothermal.
7. Nuclear fission transforms energychemistry inatomic.
8. Solar panels are what allow energy to be transformedsolar inelectrical.
9. Energywind can easily becomemechanics. To do this, you need a mill that moves through the air masses, that is, the wind.
10. To function, cars need fuel. Fuel contains amounts of energychemistry that when they come into contact with a burning object, such as a spark, and then with oxygen, energy is convertedcalorific, and then turn into energykinetics.
11. Batteries work in such a way that they transform energychemistry inelectrical.
12. Energytidal that is produced from the movements of sea water masses can be transformed into energyelectrical from ducts and turbines.
13. Hair dryers work in the following way: they go from energyelectrical that occurs when the appliance is plugged into powermechanics. This transformation is what makes it possible for the engine that contains the device to start up. In turn, another part of the electrical energy is converted intothermal, which allows hot air to be generated. Finally, another portion of the energy becomessound, which is the one that is constantly heard when the dryer is on.
14. When we light a candle, the energy chemistry involved in the combustion process is transformed into two other energies: caloric Yluminous.
15. Roller coasters are also a clear example of energy transformation. In them, energy is passedkinetics topotential, and vice versa, constantly. The same happens in a hammock: when the hammock is lowered, the potential energy decreases while the kinetics increases, and vice versa: when it rises, the kinetics decreases and the potential, increases.
16. When electricity-generating windmills are used, what is transformed is energywind inelectricity.
17. If a body is dropped, the energypotential that it possesses in the place from which it begins its movement, becomeskinetic al descend and gain speed.
18. When a boiler is lit, what happens is that the energychemistry becomesmechanics.

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