P7 Flashcards
what is the gravitational energy store
an object placed in a gravitational field has GPE
if filled up by separating two masses
what is chemical store
energy stored in chemical bonds
what is electrostatcic energy store
the energy stored when two like charges are held together or two opposite charges are pulled apart
what is electrostatcic energy store
the energy stored when two like charges are held together or two opposite charges are pulled apart
what is nuclear store
atomic nuclei join or split to release energy
fission or fusion
what is nuclear store
atomic nuclei join or split to release energy
fission or fusion
what is the magnetic store
two magnets will attract or repel each other
filled up by changing the separation of the magnets
example of energy transfer by radiation
kinetic energy or a speaker is transfered by sound to thermal energy of the air
list two common causes of how energy dissapates
friction
sound
thermal store increases
what is conduction
only ahppens in solids
KPE of particles increases as they get hotter
collide with particles near and transfer energy
what is convection
only in fluids hotter particles gain energy and move faster and apart expand become less dense rises convenction current
what is radiation
can travel through vacuum
hotter objects emit more infrared
black = best emiter and absorber
shiny = good reflectors