Energy Stores And Systems Flashcards
1
Q
What is energy transferred between ?
A
Energy is transferred between stores
When energy is transferred to an object, the object is stored in one of the object’s energy stores
2
Q
What are the different types of energy stores ?
A
Thermal energy store Kinetic energy store Gravitational potential energy store Elastic potential energy store Chemical energy store Magnetic energy store Electrostatic energy store Nuclear energy store
3
Q
How is energy transferred?
A
Energy is transferred mechanically, electrically, heating or radiation
4
Q
When a system changes…
A
An energy transfers
5
Q
What are closed closed systems?
A
Closed systems are systems where neither matter or energy can enter or leave
(The net change in the total energy of a closed system is always 0)
