Energy Transfers Flashcards
1
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What is energy?
A
Energy is work and work is energy. Energy is the ability to do work. Work is done when energy is transformed or transferred from one form to another.
2
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What is the principle of the conservation of energy?
A
Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only be transformed or transferred from one form to another.
3
Q
Explain the energy transfer of a car engine
A
Chemical energy - Kinetic energy + wasted thermal and sound energy
4
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Explain the energy transfer of a light bulb
A
Electrical energy - light energy + wasted thermal energy
5
Q
What are the 9 types of energy?
A
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Thermal, Elastic potential energy, Gravitational potential energy, Solar, Nuclear, Electrical, Chemical, Kinetic, Sound
