Topic 3 Energy Stores

Question 1

What is kinetic energy?

Answer 1

Anything moving

Question 2

What is thermal energy?

Answer 2

any object - the hotter the more energy

Question 3

What is chemical energy

Answer 3

Anytning releasing energy by a chemical reaction

Question 4

What is gravitational potential energy

Answer 4

Anything in the gravitational field

Question 5

What is elastic potential energy?

Answer 5

anything stretched

Question 6

What is electrostatic energy?

Answer 6

Two charges that attract or repel

Question 7

What is magnetic energy?

Answer 7

Two magnets that attract or repel

Question 8

What is happened to energy if an object speeds up?

Answer 8

Energy is transferred to the kinetic energy store however if the object slows it’s moved away from this store

Question 9

What is the equation for kinetic energy?

Answer 9

0.5 x mass x speed^2

Question 10

What kind of object would be found in the gravitational potential energy store?

Answer 10

An object at any height above the earths surface

Question 11

What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?

Answer 11

GPE = m x g x h(change in vertical height)