4.1.1

Energy Stores

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Stores of Energy

A system is an object or group of objects. Energy can be stored in a system in lots of different ways. Some stores of energy are:

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Kinetic store

  • The energy stored by an object’s movement.
    • Thermal, light, sound and chemical energy are types of kinetic store.
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Chemical store

  • The energy stored by the chemical bonds between atoms.
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Potential stores

  • The elastic potential store is the energy stored when an object is being stretched, compressed or squashed.
  • The gravitational potential store is the energy stored in objects raised above the Earth’s surface.
    • This energy exists because of the Earth’s gravitational field.
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Nuclear store

  • The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
  • The energy in the nuclear store can be released by radioactive decay.

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1Forces & Motion

1.1Basics of Motion

1.2Forces

1.3Effects of Forces

1.4Stopping Distance

1.5Forces & Elasticity

2Electricity

3Waves

4Energy Resources & Energy Transfers

5Solids, Liquids & Gases

6Magnetism & Electromagnetism

7Radioactivity & Particles

8Astrophysics

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