physics Flashcards
chemical energy
energy stored in food, fuel and batterys
kinetic energy
anything moving e.g. a car
thermal energy
hot objects e.g. hot water
elastic potential energy
streached, twisted squashed or twisted matirails e.g. a rubber band
gravitational potential energy
when an object is lifted up e.g. dropping a book
nuclear energy
energy stored inside an atom
law of conservation of energy
the law is that energy can not be destroyed or created only transferred
equation for kinetic energy
ke=1/2 x m x v2 (squared)
equation for graviational potential energy
gpe= m x g x h
equation for efficiency
efficiency= usefull energy out/ total energy in
what is a sankey diagram
used to show which energy transferres are useful and which are not usefull- allows us to see how efficient the energy transfere is