A lightning bolt has a huge amount of energy. Which of these kinds of energy is NOT a major component of lightning?
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Heat
No. A lightning bolt can heat the air to over 30,000 °C (54,000 °F) -
Electrical
No. A lightning bolt has a tremendous amount of electrical energy, often several hundred million volts, and several hundred thousand amperes. -
Sound
No. Thunder, the sound energy produced by a lightning bolt, is so loud that it can often be heard up to ten miles away. -
Chemical
Yes. While a lightning bolt can cause chemical changes, very little of the bolt's energy is converted to chemical energy.
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Florida
SC.3.P.10.1 Observe and describe some basic forms of energy, including light, heat, sound, electrical, and the energy of motion.
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Whistle Stick | video, text page, blog, free, checked |
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Review Energy-2 | practice |
SC.4.P.10.1 Observe and describe some basic forms of energy, including light, heat, sound, electrical, and the energy of motion.
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The Singing Glass | video, checked |
Radioactive | video, Updated, checked |
Electricity | video, free, Updated |
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Measuring Kinetic and Potential Energy | video, checked |
Electrostatic Charges | video |
Why Things Go Bang | video |
Noisy String | video, checked |
Bean Power | text page |
Calories: Measuring the Energy | text page, free |
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Review Energy-2 | practice |
SC.5.P.10.1 Investigate and describe some basic forms of energy, including light, heat, sound, electrical, chemical, and mechanical.
Sunglass Science: Birefringence | video, free, Updated |
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Solar Power | video, checked |
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Utah
UT.8.IV.4.b Trace the conversion of energy from one form of energy to another (e.g., light to chemical to mechanical).
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NGSS
4-PS3-2 Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
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Bottle Tones, part 2 | video, checked |
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The Singing Glass | video, checked |
Electricity | video, free, Updated |
The Science of Pizza | video, checked |
Heating a Balloon | video, ClosedCaptions, checked |
Simple Circuits | video, checked |
Doppler Effect | video, checked |
A Real Tuning Fork | text page |
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