Student Exploration Energy Conversion in a System Vocabulary energy, gravitational potential energy, heat energy, kinetic energy, law of conservation of energy, specific heat capacity Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) A battery contains stored energy in the form of chemical energy. What are some examples of devices that are powered by batteries ___________________ _________________________________________________________________________ What different forms of energy are demonstrated by these devices ___________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Gizmo Warm-up Energy constantly changes from one form to another, but in a closed system, the total amount of energy always remains the same. This concept is known formally as the law of conservation of energy. The Energy Conversion in a System Gizmo allows you to observe the law of conservation of energy in action. In the Gizmo, a suspended cylinder has gravitational potential energy. When the cylinder is released, the gravitational potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, which causes the stirrer in the water to spin. What is the initial temperature (T) of the water ___________________________________ Click Play (). What happens as the cylinder drops _____________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ What is the final temperature of the water _______________________________________ Why do you think the temperature of the water increased __________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Activity A Potential energy and heightGet the Gizmo ready Click Reset (). Introduction The raised cylinder in the Gizmo has gravitational potential energy (GPE) because gravity can cause the cylinder to drop. When the cylinder drops, its kinetic energy is converted into heat energy, which raises the temperature of the water.Question How…