Energy Stores and Pathways (Physics) Flashcards

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Energy stores

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Where energy is stored, there are 8 of them

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Thermal energy store

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The hotter something is the more energy it has in its thermal store

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Gravitational potential store

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The higher up something is, the more energy it has in its Gravitational potential store

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Chemical store

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Anything with energy that can be released by a chemical reaction

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Kinetic store

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Anything that moves has energy in its Kinetic store

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Elastic potential store

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Anything stretched has energy in this store

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Electrostatic store

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Two electric charges that attract or repel have energy in this store

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Magnetic store

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Magnets that attract or repel have energy in this store

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Nuclear store

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The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom

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Energy Pathway

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How energy is transferred from one store to another

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Mechanical work

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A force moving an object through a distance

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Electrical work

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Charges moving due to a potential difference

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Heating

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Due to temperature difference caused electrically or by chemical reaction

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Radiation

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Energy transferred as a wave, eg light and infrared - the Sun emits light radiation and infrared radiation

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15
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How many energy pathways are there?

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4

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16
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Imagine a trebuchet, it starts off with elastic potential , what does it turn into?

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The kinetic and thermal energy store As well as gravitational potential.

17
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When a kettle is heated up what energy stores are there in the water?

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Thermal energy store

18
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If I put a magnet on a fridge what store we=ould the energy be in

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The magnetic store

19
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A wing up toy when it’s been wound up and is now spinning has energy in what store

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Thermal and kinetic store

20
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If Kinetic energy turned to Thermal what pathway has it used?

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Heating