P1 Flashcards
Name all the energy stores energy can be stored in
-chemical energy
-kinetic
Gravitational
Elastic
Thermal
How is energy transfered
Heating, by waves or by a force
What happens when an object falls
Its gravitational potential energy store decreases and its kinetic energy store increase
What can not be created or destroyed
Energy
What does conservation of energy apply to
All energy changes
What is a closed system
An isolated system in which no energy transfers take place out of or into the energy stores of the system
What increases whe an object moves up
Its gravitational energy store
What does the energy in the kinetic energy store of a moving object depend on
Its mass and its speed
What is power
Rate of transfer of energy