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Yes, energy form the sun is captured by plants and converted in sugar (chemical energy). The sugars can be burned in air to release this energy as heat which can boil water, the energy of which can drive a mechanical steam engine which can turn a dynamo, making electrical energy.
This is done all the time when coal or natural gas is used to run electric power plants, as these are the residue of plants and animals of the past.
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What is the solar energy use for?
electricity absorbed by chlorophyll in plants and is converted into sugar - energy by the process of photosynthesis
Can you generate electricity by gravitational energy?
Sure, it is commonly done, in hydroelectric plants. The energy from the falling water is converted into electricity. Please note that it takes energy to get the water up again. This occurs in nature due to the Sun's energy.Sure, it is commonly done, in hydroelectric plants. The energy from the falling water is converted into electricity. Please note that it takes energy to get the water up again. This occurs in nature due to the Sun's energy.Sure, it is commonly done, in hydroelectric plants. The energy from the falling water is converted into electricity. Please note that it takes energy to get the water up again. This occurs in nature due to the Sun's energy.Sure, it is commonly done, in hydroelectric plants. The energy from the falling water is converted into electricity. Please note that it takes energy to get the water up again. This occurs in nature due to the Sun's energy.
What energy transfers generate electricity in the dam's staction?
The water's potential energy is converted into mechanical energy (movement); this is then converted to electricity.
Light energy from the sun is converted by plants into?
Light energy from the sun is converted by plants into chemical energy.
how mechanical energy converted to electricity?
Well, electricity energy is an energy source. Mechanical energy is the energy of potential energy and kinetic energy. A machine that runs on electricity and uses mechanical energy as a result is the conversion. When energy is converted, a small part is converted into thermal energy, or heat energy. Electricity is also a type of potential energy, because it is stored energy.
What is the energy of water converted to electricity?
It is kinetic energy.
How does nuclear energy power a device?
Typically the nuclear energy is converted to electricity and the electricity powers the device. No much differently than the chemical energy in fossil fuels is often converted to electricity and the electricity powers the device.
What can electical energy convert into?
Electric Energy can be converted into many different forms of energy. The most common type of energy electricity is converted into is light energy - as with a light bulb. Another form of energy electricity can be converted into would be kinetic (motion) energy.
What type of energy is electricity converted to in an electromagnet?
Magnetic energy
What is the energy of moving water converted to electricity?
It is kinetic energy.
When Turning on a light what energy is converted?
ELECTRICITY
Can nuclear energy be converted into electricity?
yes
