Chapter 1 - Conservation And Dissipation Of Energy Flashcards
1
Q
chemical energy stores
A
fuels, food, chemicals in batteries
2
Q
how is energy transferred?
A
heating, waves, an electrical current or when a force moves an object
3
Q
how is chemical energy transferred?
A
chemical reactions
4
Q
what is kinetic energy?
A
movement
5
Q
when an object is thrown up in the air what energy store will increase?
A
gravitational potential
6
Q
is energy ever destroyed or created?
A
no, only transferred
7
Q
what can be used to show the energy transfers of an object?
A
a flow diagram
8
Q
when an object falls or gains speed, what happens to its energy stores?
A
the gravitational potential energy will decrease and kinetic energy will increase
