Law of Conservation of Energy - Energy Transformations

According to the ____________________, energy cannot be created or destroyed.

A change from electrical to radiant energy to thermal energy is called a(n) ____________.

A force that resists the motion of one surface over another is ______________.

A microwave oven changes ____________ energy to radiant energy to __________ energy.

Suppose you are shooting a basketball toward a hoop. As the ball rises in the air, its __________ energy increases and its __________ energy decreases.

As the ball falls back toward the floor, its _________ energy increases and its ___________ energy decreases.

Friction transforms some mechanical energy into __________ energy.

You use a lamp to change _________ energy into _________ energy.

When you use a battery, you transform chemical energy stored in the battery to __________ energy.

The exhaust from a car contains _________ energy that cannot be used. Scientists often refer to this energy that cannot be used as waste energy.