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Edexcel IGCSE Physics · Spec 4.1-4.3

Energy Stores & Transfers

The different energy stores and how energy is transferred between them.

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Energy Stores & Transfers

Spec 4.1-4.3

What you need to know

  • Name the main energy stores
  • Describe how energy is transferred
  • State the law of conservation of energy

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Answer each question before opening the answer.

Name four energy stores.

Any four of: kinetic, gravitational potential, elastic (strain), chemical, thermal (internal), nuclear, electrostatic, magnetic.

State the principle of conservation of energy.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred from one store to another.

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