Topic 1 Flashcards
Law of conservation energy
Energy cannot be created or destroyed- only transferred between stores
Elastic potential energy store
Energy stored in deformed objects
Nuclear energy store
Stored in the nuclear of atoms
Thermal energy store
Energy stored in hot objects
Chemical energy store
Energy stored in chemical bonds
Magnetic energy store
Stored in magnets
Kinetic energy store
Energy stored in a moving object
Gravitational Potential energy store
Energy stored in a raised object
Electrostatic energy store
Stored in charges
Thermally
Energy transferred by a temperature difference ( heating )
Mechanical work
Energy transferred by forces
Electrical work
Energy transferred in circuits
Radiation
Energy transferred by waves
Renewable energy
Energy that can be replenished
Non renewable energy
Energy that cannot be replenished
