Summary questions 1. Copy and complete the sentences.
Energy is the ability to do ____________. The SI unit of energy is the ____________.
If an object is lifted up or pulled out of shape, its ____________ energy increases. The faster an object moves, the more its ____________ energy increases. When you eat food or burn fuel, you are releasing ____________ energy into another form.
2. Calculate the energy used when a 150 N weight is lifted 2 m vertically up in the air. 3. Calculate the energy used when a 450 N athlete runs 100 m.
4. State whether each of the following has potential or kinetic energy: a. a ball held above your head b. a ball that is just about to hit the ground c. a car driving at 30 m/s d. a piece of ripe fruit about to fall from a tree e. an airplane flying in the sky f. a wave crashing on the shore g. water at the top of a waterfall
)Fig. 29.18 5. What does the principle of conservation of energy state?
6. Identify the energy conversions taking place in the following devices: a. a mobile phone b. a battery torch c. a television
7. The Sankey diagram in Fig. 29.19 represents the energy flowing into and out of a food mixer.
Electrical energy (1500 J)
(1400 J)
(25 J) :Fig. 29.19
a. Identify the form of useful energy that flows out of the device. b. Identify the form of dissipated energy that flows out of the device. c. Calculate the percentage energy dissipated.