Energy stores

What is chemical energy?

The energy stored in chemical bonds

How do you increase the store of chemical energy?

By making bonds

How do you decrease the store of chemical energy?

By breaking bonds

What is thermal energy?

The energy stored in hot objects

How can we increase the store of thermal energy?

By increasing the temperature or mass

What is magnetic energy?

The energy stored due to the position of magnetic materials in a field

How can we increase magnetic energy?

By using stronger magnets or moving the position in the field.

What is electrostatic energy?

Energy stored due to the position of electrical charges in a field.

How can we increase electrostatic energy?

By having larger charges and moving the charges in the field.

What is gravitational potential energy?

The energy stored due to the position of a mass in a gravitational field.

How can you increase the store of gravitational potential energy?

By moving the object higher, increasing the mass or increasing the gravitational field strength.

What is kinetic energy?

The energy stored in moving objects.

How can you increase the store of kinetic energy?

By increasing the speed or the mass of the object.

What is vibrational energy?

The energy stored in vibrating objects such as strings or atoms.

How can you increase the store of vibrational energy?

By increasing the amplitude or frequency of the vibrations or by increasing the face that the object is vibrating against.

What is elastic potential energy?

The energy stored in stretched objects.

How do you increase the store of elastic potential energy?

By stretching the object further or by having a stiffer object.

What is nuclear energy?

The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.