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WHERE DOES THAT ENERGY COME FROM?!

Look around for machines and other things that move or create heat, sound, or light. Can you figure out where they get their energy? Here are a few things for you to start with:

ENERGY USER WHERE ENERGY COMES FROM
Your body Muscles and other body parts get energy from food you eat
Computer Electricity
Moving tree branch Wind
Car Gasoline
Refrigerator Electricity
Stove Electricity or natural gas
Wind-up alarm clock Spring wound by muscles
Lamp Electricity
Sailboat Wind
Flashlight Electricity from batteries

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