I RUBE GOLBERG: Looking at Energy Transfers & Transformations оо
Watch the OK Go! Video that shows an example of a Rube Goldberg.
Rube Goldbergs demonstrate a variety of energy transformations.
• Remember, the Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be created or
destroyed but it can be transferred, transformed, or stored for later use.
Transferring energy occurs when energy enters or exits a system.
• Transforming energy occurs when energy within a system is converted to a different
form through some kind of process.
In the table below, find the following energies in the video and describe how they were
Eransformed. If this energy was not observed in the video, state that. Some energies were
in multiple places!
ENERGY
Where it was demonstrated
in the video
Was this energy transformed in
the video? If so, what kind of
energy was it transformed into?