An example of an energy conversion from kinetic to thermal energy would be ____.
Rubbing your hands together, which converts the kinetic energy of your hands into thermal energy due to friction.
The mechanical energy of a coconut falling from a tree ____.
decreases as it falls due to the work done by air resistance and non-conservative forces (such as friction with branches or leaves). As the coconut falls, its potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, but some of this energy is also lost to non-conservative forces.
The rate at which work is done is ____.
power.
Temperature measures the average ____ of the particles in a material.
kinetic energy.
A form of energy that is reflected or emitted from objects in the form of waves that can travel through space.
