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OK first some background info. The Moon pulls on the earth's oceans, creating tides as it moves around the earth. so gravitational potential energy is turned into kinetic energy of the water molecules in the oceans.
These tides are harnessed by tidal turbines and the kinetic energy is turned into electric potential energy aka electricity.
(I'm not sure what the "heat energy" part means but some of the energy is lost to heat during both steps according to the second law of thermodynamics it that's what you're asking)
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Turbines spin generators which produce what kind of energy?
Turbines spin generators that produce electrical energy.
Fire is the change of what kind of energy to what kind of energy?
chemical potential energy (in the fuel being burned) to heat (thermal) energy and a little light energy.
Why the temperature did not change although heat was added to it when the potential energy of the molecules increases?
Precisely because the heat energy that was added was used up elsewhere. Temperature is a kind of kinetic energy; a change of phase (like, from solid to liquid) is a kind of potential energy.Precisely because the heat energy that was added was used up elsewhere. Temperature is a kind of kinetic energy; a change of phase (like, from solid to liquid) is a kind of potential energy.Precisely because the heat energy that was added was used up elsewhere. Temperature is a kind of kinetic energy; a change of phase (like, from solid to liquid) is a kind of potential energy.Precisely because the heat energy that was added was used up elsewhere. Temperature is a kind of kinetic energy; a change of phase (like, from solid to liquid) is a kind of potential energy.
Is heat a kind of energy?
Yes, heat is a kind of energy - specifically, Heat Transfer is the process of moving Thermal Energy from one object to another.
What kind of energy tranformation take place at a thermal power plant?
Some fuel is burned; if you assume a chemical fuel (e.g., coal or petroleum), the chemical energy in the fuel is converted to heat. Then, this heat is converted to movement energy, which in turn is converted into an electric current.Note that when you have heat, only part of the heat energy can be converted to useful energy. The theoretical maximum is defined by the Carnot formula.
What kind of energy is produced from nuclear fission?
The energy is in the form of neutrons. The neutrons are turned into heat energy when they impact in water, and when the heat energy is used to drive turbines the energy is converted into electrical energy.
Into what kind of energy does light energy change when it meets the surface?
heat
What kind of energy does a steam engine change to?
Heat And Kinetic Energy
Turbines spin generators which produce what kind of energy?
Turbines spin generators that produce electrical energy.
Fire is the change of what kind of energy to what kind of energy?
chemical potential energy (in the fuel being burned) to heat (thermal) energy and a little light energy.
What is a kind of energy involved in phase change?
Thermal energy, when you heat a solid, it turns to liquid and with more heat it will turn to gas
What kind of energy turns the huge turbines in electricity generating plant?
Mechanical energy.
What kind of energy is most often present during a chemical change?
Heat is the most ubiquitous energy.
What kind of change takes place in electrical energy when you use an electric stove?
The electrical energy is converted to heat.
Why the temperature did not change although heat was added to it when the potential energy of the molecules increases?
Precisely because the heat energy that was added was used up elsewhere. Temperature is a kind of kinetic energy; a change of phase (like, from solid to liquid) is a kind of potential energy.Precisely because the heat energy that was added was used up elsewhere. Temperature is a kind of kinetic energy; a change of phase (like, from solid to liquid) is a kind of potential energy.Precisely because the heat energy that was added was used up elsewhere. Temperature is a kind of kinetic energy; a change of phase (like, from solid to liquid) is a kind of potential energy.Precisely because the heat energy that was added was used up elsewhere. Temperature is a kind of kinetic energy; a change of phase (like, from solid to liquid) is a kind of potential energy.
Is heat a kind of energy?
Yes, heat is a kind of energy - specifically, Heat Transfer is the process of moving Thermal Energy from one object to another.
What kind of energy tranformation take place at a thermal power plant?
Some fuel is burned; if you assume a chemical fuel (e.g., coal or petroleum), the chemical energy in the fuel is converted to heat. Then, this heat is converted to movement energy, which in turn is converted into an electric current.Note that when you have heat, only part of the heat energy can be converted to useful energy. The theoretical maximum is defined by the Carnot formula.
