Key Knowlage Flashcards
the measure of how good a device is at transferring energy is called…
efficiency
what is the scientific name for heat energy?
internal or thermal energy
what is the name of the energy transfer that happens when an object gives out light?
radiation (waves)
what is the name of the energy stored in fuel?
chemical
what is the scientific name for the energy stored in objects that can be stretched and released
elastic potential energy
what is the name of energy released from the nucleus of an atom?
nuclear
what is the name for energy stored between a positively charged object and a negatively charged object?
electrostatic energy
what is the name of energy stored in an object above ground level?
gravitational potential energy
what is the name of the energy stored between the north and south pole?
magnetic energy
what is the scientific name for the movement of energy
kinetic
what is the name of energy transfer that happens when an object is push
mechanical
what is the scientific name for heat energy?
thermal/internal
what is the energy transfer that happens in wires called?
electrical
the name for energy going into is surroundings is…
dissipation
what is the name for this rule: “Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred”
the law of the conservation of energy
