Energy stores and transfers Flashcards
1
Q
Kinetic
A
Anything moving
2
Q
Thermal
A
How hot something is
3
Q
Chemical
A
Anything that releases energy via a chemical reaction
4
Q
Gpe
A
Any object raised above ground level
5
Q
Elastic potential
A
How much something is stretched
6
Q
Electrostatic
A
Two charges that attract or repel
7
Q
Nuclear
A
Nucleus of an atom releases energy
8
Q
Mechanically
A
When a force does work
9
Q
Electrically
A
When a moving charge does work
10
Q
Heating
A
Transfered from a hotter object to a colder object
11
Q
Radiation
A
When energy is transfered by sound or light
