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➡️ How Energy Moves from Place to Place

Energy never stays still. It travels by heating, along wires, through light and sound, and by movement. Discover the different ways energy journeys from one place to another.

3
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~15 min
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🔬 Science
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Ages 6–12
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What you’ll learn

  1. Energy on the MoveUnderstand that energy is transferred from place to place and name the main ways it can travel.Energy hardly ever stays still — moving it from one place to another is called transferring energy. It can travel by heating, along wires, through light and sound, and by movement. Most of Earth's energy starts at the Sun and travels to us as light.
  2. Ways Energy TravelsDescribe how energy moves by heating, along wires, through light and sound, and by movement.Energy travels in several ways. Heat moves from warmer things to cooler ones, electricity carries energy along wires, light and sound carry energy as waves through the air, and moving objects pass energy on when they touch. Each is a different pathway for energy.
  3. Following Energy's JourneyIdentify how energy moves in everyday examples and follow chains of energy transfer.By spotting the pathway, you can tell how energy moves in everyday life — by heating, along wires, or as light and sound. Energy often journeys in several steps, changing form and moving along the way. Wherever something changes, energy has travelled to make it happen.

Questions this course answers

What do we mean when we say energy is transferred?

Transferring energy means moving it from one place to another, or changing it from one form into another.

How does the Sun's energy reach the Earth across empty space?

The Sun's energy travels to Earth as light, which can cross empty space where there is no air.

Which way does heat energy always move?

Heat energy always flows from warmer objects to cooler ones until they reach the same temperature.

How does energy travel from a power station to your home?

A power station makes electrical energy that travels along cables all the way to your home.

When a rolling marble hits a still marble, what happens to the energy?

The moving marble transfers its energy to the still one by pushing it, so the still marble starts to move.

How does energy usually travel on a long journey, like from the Sun to a wind turbine?

Energy often takes many steps, being passed along and changing form as it moves from place to place.

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