Energy Stores And Transfers Flashcards
What is a system?
A system is an object or group of objects.
What happens when anything changes in a system?
Energy is transferred between its stores or to the surroundings.
What is kinetic energy?
Energy an object has because it is moving.
What is gravitational potential energy?
Energy an object has because of its height above the ground.
What is elastic potential energy?
Energy an elastic object has when it is stretched or compressed.
What is thermal (or internal) energy?
Energy an object has because of its thermal temperature (the total kinetic and potential energy of the particles in the object).
What is chemical energy?
Energy that can be transferred by chemical reactions involving foods, fuels, and the chemicals in batteries.
What is nuclear energy?
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
What is magnetic energy?
Energy a magnetic object has when it is near a magnet or in a magnetic field.
What is electrostatic energy?
Energy a charged object has when it is near another charged object.
