Question

identify and describe at least 2 examples of energy conversions and the associated forms and losses you encounter in daily life and their impacts on total delivered energy and useful work.

Answer 1

Energy Conversion                                        
Energy conversion also termed as the energy transformation, is the process of changing one form of energy into another. Energy conversion occurs everywhere and every                                           
energy, sound energy etc. On the other hand, the term Energy Transformation is used when energy changes forms from one form to another. Whether the energy is                                           
transferred or transformed, the total amount of energy doesn’t change and this is known as the Law of Conservation of Energy.                                          
                                          
Examples of Energy Transformations:                                          
1. A toaster transforms electrical energy into thermal energy.                                          
2. A blender transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy.                                          
3. The sun transforms nuclear energy into ultraviolet, infrared, and gamma energy all forms of electromagnetic energy.                                          
4. Our bodies convert chemical energy from food into mechanical and electrical energy to allow us to move.                                          
5. A natural gas stove converts chemical energy from burning into thermal energy used to cook food.