Energy Flashcards

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1
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What are the types of potential energy

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Gravitational, chemical, elastic, nuclear potential energy

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2
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What are the 3 ways heat can be transferred

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Conduction, convection, radiation

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3
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What is conduction

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Heat being transferred between objects in direct contact

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4
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What is convection

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Heat transferred between fluids in a circular motion

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5
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What is radiation

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Heat waves spreading outwards from the source

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6
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What is the law of the conservation of energy

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Energy can never be created or destroyed, it can only be transferred or transformed

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7
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What is the formula for finding the efficiency of something

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useful energy output/total energy input x 100

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8
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What is exothermic heat

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Something releasing heat

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9
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What is endothermic heat

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Something taking in heat

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10
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What is a load (circuts)

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Something that consumes energy

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11
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What is a conductor

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A material that allows electrons to flow through easily

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12
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What is a insulator

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A material that resists the flow electrons

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