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MEMORY Physics - Energy
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Food, fuels, batteries, and the bodies of animals What objects store chemical energy?
Increase speed or mass How can you increase kinetic energy?
Increase height or mass How can you increase gravitational potential ener
gy?
Increase extension or spring constant How can you increase elastic potential energy?
Increase temperature How can you increase thermal energy?
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, MEMORY Physics - Energy
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9.8 N/kg What number should you use for g?
Energy transferred. Work can be done by a force, b Work done is the same as…
y heating or when a current flows.
It is wasted as thermal energy to the surroundings How is energy is usually “wasted”?
, sometimes due to friction, air resistance or elect
rical resistance.
Chemical energy store in body decreases Describe the change in the way energy is stored w
Kinetic energy store of ball increases hen a ball is thrown.
Kinetic energy store of ball decreases Describe the change in the way energy is stored w
Gravitational potential energy store of ball increas hen a ball moves upwards after it is thrown
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