Energy Adds Up Flashcards

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What is the law of conservation of energy.

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transfered.

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What are the types of energy stores?

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Chemical, thermal, kinetic, gravatational potential, elastic,

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What 3 ways are there of transferring energy?

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Electric current, light and sounds are ways of transferring energy between stores.

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Give an example of when energy is dissapaited?

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In a car, we want the burning fuel to become kinetic energy (to make the car move). But some energy becomes thermal energy (heat) which is dissapaited.

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