Waves and Energy basics
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- Q1Law of conservation of energyenergy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only be transferred usefully, stored or dissipatedenergy can be created or destroyed. It can only be transferred usefully, stored or dissipated30s
- Q2Units for energykilojoulesjoules (J)30s
- Q3What are the transfers of energy?electrical, mechanical, heating and radiationChemical, kinetic, gravitational potential, elastic, thermal, magnetic, electrostatic and nuclear30s
- Q4What are the stores of energy?electrical, mechanical, heating and radiationChemical, kinetic, gravitational potential, elastic, thermal, magnetic, electrostatic and nuclear30s
- Q5What is an example of chemical energy?anything stretched or compressedanything movingfood, fuel, batteryanything above the Earth30s
- Q6What is an example of kinetic energy?anything above the Earthanything movingfood, fuel, batteryanything stretched or compressed30s
- Q7What is an example of elastic energy?anything above the Earthfood, fuel, batteryanything stretched or compressedanything moving30s
- Q8What is an example of gravitational energy?anything stretched or compressedfood, fuel, batteryanything movinganything above the Earth30s
- Q9What is an example of thermal energy?anything above the Earthheatbetween magnetsbetween electric charges30s
- Q10What is an example of nuclear energy?stores inside the nucleusbetween magnetsanything above the Earthbetween electric charges30s
- Q11what is a wavetransfer of energy without transferring mattertransfer of matter without transferring energy30s
- Q12what is a longitudinal wavethe oscillations move perpendicular to the direction of energythe oscillations move parallel to the direction of energy30s
- Q13what is a transverse wavethe oscillations move perpendicular to the direction of energythe oscillations move parallel to the direction of energy30s
- Q14example of longitudinal wavessoundlight and water30s
- Q15example of transverse waveslight and watersound30s