10.2 Flashcards

1
Q

a law that states that energy cannot be made or lost. However, energy can be transformed from one type to another or transferred from one object to another.

A

Law conservation of Energy

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2
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the energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor

A

Electrical Energy

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3
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energy stored due to the height of an object above a base level

A

Gravitational Potential Energy

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4
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potential energy derived from chemical reactions

A

Chemical Energy

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5
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the potential energy stored in a stretched elastic material

A

Elastic Potential Energy

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6
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the energy stored at the centre of atoms, the tiny particles that make up all substances. Nuclear energy can be released from the radioactive metals uranium or plutonium, and transformed into electrical energy in a nuclear power station.

A

Nuclear Energy

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7
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the fraction of energy supplied to a device as useful energy. It is usually expressed as a percentage.

A

efficiency

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