Energy

Cards (10)

  • Energy
    A physical quantity that can be stored and transferred
  • SI unit of energy
    Joule (J)
  • An energy system consists of different energy stores interacting together
  • Energy is a non-physical and invisible substance that can be transferred from one energy store to another
  • The total amount of energy in an isolated system is constant
  • Energy can be transferred in 4 main ways: mechanically, by waves, electrically, and by heating
  • SI unit of work
    Joule (J)
  • Work done is equal to the energy transferred
  • Power
    The rate of work done or energy transferred per unit time
  • SI unit of power
    Watt (W)