Physics GCSE
energy stores
What energy stores means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Kinetic, gravitational potential, elastic potential, thermal, chemical, magnetic, electrostatic and nuclear, between which energy moves.
The places energy is transferred from and to, such as the chemical store of the battery or a thermal or kinetic store.
The place where energy ends up in the absorber, such as the internal energy store of the food.
Topics that use energy stores
- Energy stores and systems (AQA GCSE)
- Energy transfers in everyday appliances (AQA GCSE)
- Types of electromagnetic waves (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- dissipation
- energy pathways
- braking
- charge flow
- closed system
- collisions
- consistent units
- continuous spectrum
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