Energy

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  • different energy stores:
    
    1.  Thermal
    2.  Gravitational potential
    3.  Elastic potential
    4.  Magnetic
    5.  Chemical
    6.  Electrostatic
    7.  Nuclear
    8.  Kinetic
  • Energy cannot be created or destroyed
  • different ways that energy can be transferred:
    
    1.  Mechanically
    2.  Electrically
    3.  Through heating
    4.  Via infrared radiation
    5.  Via light or sound waves
  • A fluid is a substance in which the particles are free to move around. They include both liquids and gases. 
  • Power is the rate at which energy is transferred, or the rate at which work is done.
  • The terms 'Work' or 'work done' refer to the energy transfer that occurs when a force is used to move an object by a certain distance