Key Words and Examples Flashcards
1
Q
What is the fundemental statement for energy?
A
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred
2
Q
What happens when a rubber band stretches?
A
It’s elastic potential energy store increases
3
Q
What happens to an object when it’s lifted?
A
It’s gravitational potential energy store increases
4
Q
What happens when the rope is slack as you’re bungee jumping?
A
The energy is transferred from the gravitational potential energy store to the kinetic energy store
5
Q
What is useful energy?
A
Energy transferred to where it’s wanted in the way that is wanted
6
Q
What is wasted energy?
A
Energy that in not usefully transferred
