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Flashcards on energy around you, created by Nowshin Jainob on 18/07/2017.
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Energy around you Unit- 5.1 By Nowshin
What is energy? The ability to make a change happen
Name the forms of energy Kinetic energy Heat energy Sound energy Light energy Electrical energy
What is stored energy? Energy that is stored and gives the obeject the potential to make things happen
Give an example of stored energy Books on a shelf and petrol in a cars fuel tank
What form of energy does your body gain from the food you eat? Chemical energy
What are the 4 types of potential energy? Gravitational Chemical Elastic Nuclear
Describe gravitational potential energy Energy stored in an object when it is above ground
Describe chemical energy Energy that is stored in substances
Describe elastic potential energy Energy stored in a squashed or streched spring
Describe nuclear energy Energy that is stored inside the tiny atoms that make up all matter
What is energy transfer? The flow of energy from one object into another object
Give an example of energy transfer When you kick a ball kinetic energy is transferred to the ball causing the ball to move
In what ways can heat be transferred? Conduction Convection Radiation
What is conduction? Heat transfer between two objects in contact
Give an example of conduction When you consume soup and you feel the heat of the soup as it warms your mouth
What is convection? The transfer of heat in a liquid or gas
Give an example of convection When a heater is truned on you dont need to touch it to feel the heat as it is transfered to your body
What is radiation? Heat transfer as a wave that can even travel through the vacuum of space
Give an example of radiation The heat of the sun
What is energy transformation? The conversion of one type of energy into another type
Give an example of energy transformation The conversion of electrical energy used in an MP3 player into sound, light and heat energy
What does the law of conservation of energy state? Energy can never be created or destroyed
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