Energy stores and systems: Energy: Physics: GCSE (9:1)
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System
An object or group of objects
Kinetic
The energy of a moving object
Chemical
The energy stored in chemical bonds
Gravitational potential
The energy stored in an object when it is raised against gravity
Elastic potential
The energy stored when an object is stretched or compressed
Internal (thermal)
The total kinetic and potential energy of the particles in an object
Magnetic
The energy stored when repelling poles are pushed together or when attracting poles are pulled apart
Electrostatic
The energy stored when repelling charges are pushed together or when attracting charges are pulled apart
Nuclear
The energy stored in the nuclei of atoms
Mechanically
When energy is transferred by a force moving an object through a distance
Electrically
When energy is transferred by charges moving due to a potential difference
By heating
When energy is transferred due to a temperature difference
By radiation
When energy is transferred as a wave
Doing work
The scientific way of saying that energy has been transferred
Energy
The capacity to do work
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