Chap 6: Energy Flashcards
1
Q
What is energy?
A
Measure of the capacity to do work
2
Q
What is kinetic store?
A
Motion
3
Q
What is gravitational potential store?
A
Height of object’s position
4
Q
What is chemical potential store?
A
Chemical bonds
5
Q
What is elastic potential store?
A
Stretchability of a material
6
Q
What is Internal (thermal) store?
A
Temperature and state of matter
7
Q
What is nuclear store?
A
Stability of the nuclei in atoms
8
Q
What is the principal of conservation of energy?
A
Total energy of an isolated system is constant (no energy can be lost)
9
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