P7.1 Flashcards
What is energy?
Energy is a quantity (measured in joules) that tells you what is possible, not what will happen
Energy is store is the same thing (thermal energy = thermal store)
Give an example of a chemical store
- a pile of coal with oxygen
- glucose in your muscles with oxygen
Give an example of thermal store and whatβs the equation for it?
- a hot bath
Change in energy = mass x SCH x change in temperature
Give an example of kinetic store and whatβs the equation for it?
- a moving car
Energy = 0.5 x mass x speed^2
Give an example of gravitational store or gravity and whatβs the equation for it?
- skier at the top of a hill
- energy = mass x gravitational field strength x height
Give an example of elastic store and whatβs the equation for it?
- a stretched elastic band
- energy = 0.5 x spring constant x extension^2
Give an example of nuclear store and whatβs the equation for it?
- hydrogen in the Sun (fusion)
- a lump of uranium - 245 (fission)
- energy = mass x velocity of light^2
Give an example of electrostatic store?
- two opposite charges held apart
Give an example of magnetic store?
- the opposite poles of a magnet held apart
What are the 4 ways energy can be transferred?
- mechanically (with forced)
- electrically (with electric current)
- heating by particles
- heating by radiation
How you calculate the work done mechanically?
Work done = force x distance
How you calculate the energy transferred electrically?
Energy transferred= power x time
How you calculate the change in thermal energy store?
Change in thermal energy store = mass x specific heat capacity x change in temperature
What is the law of conservation of energy?
Energy can not be created or destroyed. Energy can only be stored, dissipated or transferred between stores.
- after any energy transfer, the total energy is always the same
What happens to energy in a closed system?
If you have a closed system then there is no net change in energy. No external forces act on a closed system, and the system itself is not heated or cooled, although components of the system can be heated or cooled as long long there is not transfer of energy in or out of the system.