Energy stores and Transfers

• The first law states that the total amount of energy is conserved, meaning it cannot be created or destroyed.
• Mechanical energy is the energy of motion or position and depends on the mass and acceleration or position of an object.
• Potential energy (PE) is stored energy due to an object's position relative to another object.
• Gravitational potential energy (GPE) is the PE when an object has height above ground level.
• Light energy is the energy of electromagnetic radiation, including radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.
• Energy can only change from one form to another.
• The first law states that the total amount of energy is conserved, meaning it cannot be created or destroyed.
• Elastic potential energy (EPE) is the PE when an elastic material is stretched or compressed.
• Chemical energy is released during chemical reactions such as burning fuels.
• Thermal energy is transferred by conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Conduction occurs through direct contact between objects.
• Thermal energy is the energy stored by matter due to its temperature.
• Nuclear energy is stored in the nucleus of atoms and is released through nuclear fission or fusion.
• Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by moving objects due to their motion.
• Specific heat capacity is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of a substance by one degree Celsius.
• Kinetic energy is the energy associated with motion.
• Electrical energy is the energy transferred when charged particles move through a material.
• Chemical energy is the energy stored in chemical bonds within molecules.