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This is an example of mechanical friction creating thermal energy
Mechanical energy is changed to thermal energy. This is when you are rubbing your hands together to make heat.
You are converting mechanical energy into thermal energy. This is why your hands will feel warmer after rubbing them together.
Kinetic energy is movement energy. So when you rub two sticks together, the rubbing is the kinetic energy. The friction that this causes releases heat. Heat is thermal energy. So due to friction you can convert kinetic energy into thermal energy by rubbing sticks together.
MR. CENT Mechanical, Radiation, Chemical, Electric, Nuclear, Thermal
This is an example of mechanical friction creating thermal energy
Mechanical energy is changed to thermal energy. This is when you are rubbing your hands together to make heat.
You turn mechanical energy into thermal energy.
Rub your hands together and they feel warm, right? That's it, rubbing your hands is using mechanical energy, which is by friction then converted to thermal energy (heat).
rubbing handsMechanical energy converted to thermal energy
You are converting mechanical energy into thermal energy. This is why your hands will feel warmer after rubbing them together.
Kinetic energy is movement energy. So when you rub two sticks together, the rubbing is the kinetic energy. The friction that this causes releases heat. Heat is thermal energy. So due to friction you can convert kinetic energy into thermal energy by rubbing sticks together.
Mechanical energy is being converted to thermal energy as the scout rubs the sticks together, creating friction that generates heat to ignite the fire.
You can transform thermal energy to electrical energy in a power plant, chemical energy to mechanical energy in an internal combustion engine, or nuclear energy into thermal energy in a nuclear reactor. These are just three examples.
MR. CENT Mechanical, Radiation, Chemical, Electric, Nuclear, Thermal
Normally, friction between moving surfaces causes mechanical energy to convert to thermal energy (heat), as in the brakes of most cars.
Steam engine is a device that transforms thermal energy into mechanical energy. An internal combustion engine (I.C Engine) can transform thermal energy into mechanical energy. In nuclear power plant also the heat energy released is used to turn the turbine and thus thermal energy is converted into mechanical energy of rotation of turbine. This mechanical energy of turbine is further converted into electrical energy in generator.