Types of Energy
______ is stored energy
Potential
Open system ______
* exchange with environment surroundings
* varies with time
* boundaries not closed
_______ is moving energy
Kinetic
Closed system ______
* Mass is constant
* Boundaries closed
* Cannot exchange matter
What do both potential and kinetic energy have in common?
* made up of particles
* unit is joules
* mass
Open and Closed systems are the same in what ways?
* It's an exchange with it's surroundings.
Which types of energy go into the Potential energy category?
Thermal, Chemical, Nuclear
Law of Conservation of Energy (LoCoE)
Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transferred.
What types of energy go into the kinetic energy category?
Electromagnetic, Sound, Thermal, Electrical
How does energy transformations still follow LoCoE?
Because they are only being transferred not created nor destroyed.