Sunlight enables plants to use water and carbon dioxide during photosynthesis to make and store sugar in the plant. Any animal that eats the plants has the energy to move from place to place.

Question

What different types of energy are involved in this example? Choose all that apply. (7-PS3-2)
electrical
thermal
electromagnetic radiation
kinetic

Answer 1

In the example you provided, the following types of energy are involved:

1. Electromagnetic radiation - This refers to the energy from sunlight, which is a form of electromagnetic radiation that plants capture for photosynthesis.

2. Kinetic - This energy is associated with the movement of animals that eat the plants; the energy stored in the plants (as sugar) is converted to kinetic energy when animals move.

So, the correct answers are electromagnetic radiation and kinetic energy.

Electrical and thermal energy are not directly involved in this specific process described.