Energy Stores and Transfers Flashcards
1
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Chemical energy
A
Energy stored in food, fuel and batteries
2
Q
Kinetic energy
A
Energy stored in moving objects
3
Q
Thermal energy
A
Energy stored in hot objects
4
Q
Strain/Elastic Potential Energy
A
Energy stored in stretched, squashed or twisted materials
5
Q
Gravitational Potential Energy
A
Energy stored in in objects in high positions
6
Q
Atomic/Nuclear Energy
A
Energy stored inside atoms
7
Q
Law of conversion of energy
A
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can be transferred from one store to the other
8
Q
Unit for measuring energy
A
Joules
9
Q
Sankey Diagram
A
Diagram that shows the amount of energy transferred from one store to the other
