chemical energy via photosynthesis. People eat food. Stored chemical energy is added to our People store chemical energy. bodies. Food is metabolized. Chemical energy becomes available to People can move their body parts. muscles, which convert it to kinetic energy. A person turns the Kinetic energy gets converted into elastic The rubber band stores potential stick of a wind-up energy in the rubber band. energy, for later use. The person releases The elastic energy of the rubber band gets The wind-up travels across the floor. the wind-up. converted into kinetic energy of the The wind-up slows The kinetic energy is gradually The wind-up eventually stops. The down. transformed into heat energy, due to floor, wind-up and surrounding air all friction between the wind-up and the floor heat up very slightly. and air.
chemical energy via photosynthesis. People eat food. Stored chemical energy is added to our bodies. People store chemical energy. Food is metabolized. Chemical energy becomes available to muscles, which convert it to kinetic energy. People can move their body parts. A person turns the stick of a wind-up Kinetic energy gets converted into elastic energy in the rubber band. The rubber band stores potential energy, for later use. The person releases the wind-up. The elastic energy of the rubber band gets converted into kinetic energy of the The wind-up travels across the floor. The wind-up slows down. The kinetic energy is gradually transformed into heat energy, due to friction between the wind-up and the floor and air. The wind-up eventually stops. The floor, wind-up and surrounding air all heat up very slightly.
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