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chemical energy

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energy stored in food, fuel and batterys

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kinetic energy

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anything moving e.g. a car

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thermal energy

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hot objects e.g. hot water

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elastic potential energy

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streached, twisted squashed or twisted matirails e.g. a rubber band

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gravitational potential energy

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when an object is lifted up e.g. dropping a book

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nuclear energy

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energy stored inside an atom

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law of conservation of energy

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the law is that energy can not be destroyed or created only transferred

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equation for kinetic energy

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ke=1/2 x m x v2 (squared)

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equation for graviational potential energy

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gpe= m x g x h

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equation for efficiency

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efficiency= usefull energy out/ total energy in

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what is a sankey diagram

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used to show which energy transferres are useful and which are not usefull- allows us to see how efficient the energy transfere is

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