Energy Transfer Flashcards
1
Q
What are the nine types of energy?
A
Electrical, Light, Sound, Kinetic, Nuclear, Thermal, Gravitational (potential), Elastical and Chemical.
2
Q
What is the conservation of energy principle?
A
Energy can only be transferred usefully from one form to another, stored or dissipated but never created or destroyed.
3
Q
What is the process of energy transfer in a television?
A
electrical energy > light, heat + sound energy
4
Q
What is the process of energy transfer in a wind turbine?
A
kinetic energy > electrical + heat energy
