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What is the energy conversion of a bicycle dynamo?

It converts mechanical energy into electric energy. .


What uses kinetic energy from moving air?

the brakes on a bicycle when used turn kinetic energy into chemical energy.


When you put on the brakes of a bicycle friction causes some of the mechanical energy of the brakes to change to thermal energy?

When you apply the brakes on a bicycle, friction between the brake pads and the wheel rim converts some mechanical energy into thermal energy due to the heat generated by friction. This heat dissipates into the surrounding environment.


How a bicycle kinetic energy changes when that bicycle slows down?

As a bicycle slows down, its kinetic energy decreases. This is because kinetic energy is directly proportional to an object's velocity squared, so as the bike's speed decreases, so does its kinetic energy. The energy is either dissipated as heat due to friction from the brakes, or stored temporarily as potential energy if the bicycle is going uphill.


What happened to the kinetic energy finally in a bicycle?

In a bicycle, kinetic energy is transformed into other forms of energy. When you apply brakes, the kinetic energy is converted into thermal energy due to friction between the brake pads and the wheel rims. This heat energy then dissipates into the surroundings.


What type of energy conversion is happening when a bicycle is being push up hill?

When a bicycle is being pushed uphill, the energy conversion happening is primarily from the chemical energy stored in the muscles of the cyclist to mechanical energy to propel the bicycle up the hill. Additionally, there is some frictional energy being converted from mechanical energy to heat energy due to the resistance between the tires and the road surface.


What mechanical motion principle do the brakes in a car or a bicycle use?

The brakes in a car or a bicycle use the principle of friction to convert the kinetic energy of the moving vehicle into heat energy. When the brake pads press against the rotating wheels, friction is created, causing the vehicle to slow down or stop.


How a bicycles kenetic energy changes when the bicycle slows down?

Kinetic energy is the energy that comes from motion. When a bicycle slows down its motion becomes less so its kinetic energy becomes less. when you slow down, your kinetic energy is reduced.


What mechanical motion principle do the brakes in a car or on a bicycle use?

The brakes in a car or bicycle use the mechanical motion principle of friction to slow down or stop the vehicle. When the brake is applied, friction is generated between the brake pads and the rotor (for disc brakes) or the wheel rim (for rim brakes), converting kinetic energy into heat and bringing the vehicle to a stop.


Applying the brakes on this bicycle causes it to slow down because the brakes?

Yes, applying the brakes on a bicycle should slow it down. Little squares of rubber are pressed to the metal rimming on the bicylce's wheel when you pull a handle brake, or pedal backwards (depends on if it's an adult bike or children's bike).


What are the energy conversion of riding a bicycle up and down the hills?

When riding a bicycle uphill, the energy conversion involves converting chemical energy from food consumed into kinetic energy to pedal the bike uphill against gravity. When riding downhill, potential energy is converted into kinetic energy as the bike accelerates due to gravity. Some energy is lost as heat and air resistance during both uphill and downhill cycling.


What does it mean when an energy conversion is efficient?

In an energy conversion that is 100% efficient, all of the available energy is converted to another form without any losses. In reality no energy conversion is 100% efficient. An example of this is using the brakes to stop a bike. Not all of the energy that you exert on the brake levers goes into stopping the bike. Losses occur including heating of the brakes and noise (when they squeal). Efficiency is a measure of how much useful energy can be converted from one form to another, and when calculated is more often than not expressed as a percentage.