Physics 1

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Mechanical
Where a force acts
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Electrical
Electric current flow
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Heat
Temperature difference between objects
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Radiation
Electromagnetic waves or sounds
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Kinetic energy
Energy stored by a moving object
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Elastic potential energy
Energy stored in a streched spring or elastic band
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Gravitational potenual energy
Energy gained by an object raised above the ground
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System
An object or grpup of objects that interact together
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Energy stores
Kinetic, Chemical, Thermal, Gravitational potential, Elastic potential, Magnetic, Electrostatic and nuclear
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Ways to transfer energy
Light, Sound, Electricity, Thermal and Kinetic are ways to transfer from one store to another store of energy
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Work
Doing work transfers energy from one store to another
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Power
The rate of energy transfer
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Efficiency
How much energy is usually transferred
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Disspiate
To scatter in all directions or to use wastefully
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Ways to reduce 'wasted' energy
Energy transferred usefully
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Principle of Conservation of Energy
The amount of energy always stays the same
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Closed system
No change in total energy in system
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Open system
Energy can dissipate
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Transport
Pertrol, diesel and kerosene produced from oil
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Heating
Gas and electricity
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Electricity
Most generated by fossil fules
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Non-renewable energy
These will run our eventually and they cannot be replenished
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Renewable energy
These will not run out and can be replenished
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Card 2

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Electrical

Back

Electric current flow

Card 3

Front

Heat

Back

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Card 4

Front

Radiation

Back

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Card 5

Front

Kinetic energy

Back

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