energy stores and transfers

Cards (5)

  • name the eight energy stores
    Kinetic
    gravitational potential
    elastic potential
    thermal
    chemical
    nuclear
    magnetic
    electrostatic
  • name the four ways in which energy can be transferred
    Heating
    waves
    electrical current
    mechanically
  • what is a system?
    An object or a group of objects
  • what is a closed system?
    A closed system is a system that does not exchange matter with its surroundings, but can exchange energy.
  • what is work done?
    energy transferred when a force moves an object