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Thermodynamics Lab Report

Thermodynamics Lab Report

Q Name: _________________________ Date: ________________ Hour: _________________ Types of Energy Transfer Lab Simulation The following activity uses the lab simulation found at: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/energy-forms-and-changes/latest/energy-forms-and-change s_en.html 1. In the picture below, energy is being converted to heat water. What type of energy transformations take place in this model? _______________________ ? ________________________ ? _______________________ 2. a. In the picture below, energy is being converted to heat water. What type of energy transformations take place in this model? _______________________ ? ________________________ ? _______________________ b. What happens to the energy transferred when you have lots of clouds? 3. In the picture below, energy is being converted to heat water. What type of energy transformations take place in this model? _________________ ? _________________ ? ________________ ? _________________ 4. a. In the picture below, energy is being converted to heat water. What type of energy transformations take place in this model? _________________ ? _________________ ? ________________ ? _________________ b. What kind of energy is converted to waste energy by the bicycle? __________________ What force is causing this waste energy? __________________ 5. a. In the picture below, energy is being converted to light a bulb. What type of energy transformations take place in this model? _________________ ? _________________ ? ________________ ? _________________ b. What kind of energy is converted to waste energy from the bulb? ______________________ 6. In the picture below, energy is being converted to light a bulb. What type of energy transformations take place in this model? _________________ ? _________________ ? ________________ ? _________________ b. What kind of energy is converted to waste energy from the kettle? _____________________ 7. In the picture below, energy is being converted to light a bulb. What type of energy transformations take place in this model? _________________ ? _________________ ? ________________ ? _________________ 8. Observe the energy produced between the two types of bulbs below. a. What is different about the energy produced between these two bulbs? b. Circle the bulb that produces the leastamount of waste energy. 9. In the picture below, energy is being converted to heat water. What type of energy transformations take place in this model? _______________________ ? ________________________ ? _______________________ 10. In the picture below, energy is being converted to heat water. What type of energy transformations take place in this model? _______________________ ? ________________________ ? _______________________ After observing different forms of energy transfer, which form or forms of energy have the least amount of waste? Justify your answer with evidence you have gathered from the simulation.

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1. In the picture below, energy is being converted to heat water. What type of energy transformations take place in this model? ________kinetic energy______________ ? _______electrical energy________________ ? ________heat_______________ 2. a. In the picture below, energy is being converted to heat water. What type of energy transformations take place in this model? _________solar energy______________ ? _________radiation _______________ ? __________thermal energy_____________ b. What happens to the energy transferred when you have lots of clouds? Clouds interfere with the solar energy by blocking solar rays thus water is not heated through radiation. 3. In the picture below, energy is being converted to heat water. What type of energy transformations take place in this model? _______ potential energy__________ ? ________kinetic energy_________ ? ______electric energy__________ ? _____heat____________