Conservation of Energy Flashcards
1
Q
What is the principle of the conservation of energy?
A
energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only be transformed from one store of energy into another
2
Q
Waves
A
Light and other types of waves can transfer energy from one object to another
3
Q
Electrical Work
A
an electrical current transfers energy from one object to another, such as a battery powering a torch
4
Q
Mechanical Work
A
Energy transferred from one object to another via a force is an example of this
5
Q
Heating
A
heating an object can transfer energy to its internal store (sum of the energy in the kinetic + chemical stores of its particles)
