Energy Resources And Transfer Flashcards
Types of energy
Kinetic Thermal Chemical Gravitational potential Electrostatic Magnetic Nuclear
Kinetic
Anything moving has energy in its kinetic energy store
Thermal
Any object
The hotter it is the more energy it has in this store
Chemical
Anything that can release energy in a chemical reaction
Ie food and fuel
Gravitational potential
Anything stretched like springs and rubber bands
Electrostatic
Two charges that attract or repel each other
Magnetic
Two magnets that attract or repel each other
Nuclear
Atomic nuclei release energy from this store in nuclear reactions
4 ways transfer between stores
Mechanically
Electrically
By heating
By radiation
Mechanically
An object moving due to a force acting on it eg pushing
Pulling
Stretching
Squashing
Electrically
A charge moving through a potential difference
Eg
Charges moving round a circuit
By heating
Energy transferred from a hotter object to a colder object
Heating a pan of water on a hob
By radiation
Energy transferred by electromagnetic waves
Like light
Eg
Energy from the sun reaching earth as light
Principle of conservation of energy
Energy can be stored, transferred between stores, or dissipated
But can never be created or destroyed
The total energy of a closed system has no net change
Wasted energy
Most energy transfers involve some losses often by heating
Principle (wasted energy)
Energy is only useful when it is transferred from one store to a useful store
Wasted energy diagram
Formula
Efficiency of an energy transfer
Describing energy transfer (examples)
Sankey diagrams
3 Ways energy transfer by heating can happen
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
Thermal radiation
Transfer of energy by heating by infrared electromagnetic waves