CP3a Energy Stores and Transfers Flashcards
1
Q
Energy stored in food, fuel and batteries
A
Chemical energy
2
Q
Energy stored in moving objects
A
Kinetic energy
3
Q
Energy stored in hot objects
A
Thermal energy
4
Q
Energy stored in stretched, squashed or twisted materials
A
Elastic potential energy
5
Q
Energy stored in objects in high positions
A
Gravitational potential energy
6
Q
Energy stored in atoms
A
Nuclear energy
7
Q
Law of conservation of energy
A
Energy cannot be created or destroyed and can only be transferred from one store to another
8
Q
Energy (unit)
A
Joules (J)
