Energy Stores and Pathways (Physics) Flashcards
Energy stores
Where energy is stored, there are 8 of them
Thermal energy store
The hotter something is the more energy it has in its thermal store
Gravitational potential store
The higher up something is, the more energy it has in its Gravitational potential store
Chemical store
Anything with energy that can be released by a chemical reaction
Kinetic store
Anything that moves has energy in its Kinetic store
Elastic potential store
Anything stretched has energy in this store
Electrostatic store
Two electric charges that attract or repel have energy in this store
Magnetic store
Magnets that attract or repel have energy in this store
Nuclear store
The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
Energy Pathway
How energy is transferred from one store to another
Mechanical work
A force moving an object through a distance
Electrical work
Charges moving due to a potential difference
Heating
Due to temperature difference caused electrically or by chemical reaction
Radiation
Energy transferred as a wave, eg light and infrared - the Sun emits light radiation and infrared radiation
How many energy pathways are there?
4