P1 Conservation and Dissipation of energy Flashcards
In physics, a system is defined as:
An object or group of objects
When a system is in equilibrium, nothing changes and so:
Nothing happens
When there is a change in a system, things happen, and when things happen:
Energy is transferred
Energy is measured in units of:
joules(J)
A thermodynamic system can be:
isolated, closed or open
An open system allows:
the exchange of energy and matter to or from its surroundings
A closed system can:
exchange energy but not matter to or from its surroundings
An isolated system:
does not allow the transfer of matter or energy to or from its surroundings
The principle of conservation of energy states that:
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transferred from one store to another
For a closed system, the total amount of energy is:
constant
Kinetic Energy Store:
Moving objects have energy in their kinetic store
Gravitational Potential Energy Store:
Objects gain energy in their gravitational potential
store when they are lifted above ground
Elastic Energy Store:
Objects have energy in their elastic potential store
if they are stretched
Electrostatic Energy Store:
Objects with charge (Like electrons and protons) interacting with one another have energy in their electrostatic store
Magnetic Energy Store:
Magnetic interacting with each other have energy
in their magnetic store