energy stores

what is the law of the conservation of energy?

energy is never created or destroyed, only ever transformed from one form to another

what are energy stores?

a way / form in which energy is stored within an object / system

what is energy measured in?

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what is energy?

the ability to do work

what is a system?

a group of objects working together to do a job

what are the 8 energy stores?

kinetic, gravitiational potential, chemical, electrostatic, magnetic, elastic potential, nuclear, thermal

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what are the 4 energy transfers?

mechanical, by radiation, by heating and electrical

what is mechanical energy transfer?

energy being transferred when an object moves through a distance

what is electrical energy transfer?

energy being transferred when a charge moves through a potential difference

what is an energy transfer (haha help)

a way in which energy is held in a particular moment in time