How can a model or diagram of moving object explain energy transformation?
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Energy transformation, also known as energy conversion, is the process of changing energy from one form to another. In physics, energy is a quantitythat provides the capacity to perform work (lifting an object) or provide heat. In addition to being convertible, according to the law of conservation of energy, energy is transferable to a different location or object, but it cannot be created or destroyed.
Energy in many of its forms may be used in natural processes, or to provide some service to society such as heating, refrigeration, lighting or performing mechanical work to operate machines. For example, in order to heat a home, the furnace burns fuel, whose chemical potential energy is converted into thermal energy, which is then transferred to the home's air to raise its temperature.
In another example, an internal combustion engineburns gasoline to create pressure that pushes the pistons, thus performing work in order to accelerate your vehicle, ultimately converting the fuel's chemical energy to your vehicle's additional kinetic energycorresponding to its increase in speed.