Physics Energy & prefixes
Kinetic energy?
Moving objects have knietic energy
Thermal energy?
ALL objects have thermal energy
Chemical energy?
Anything that can release energy in a chemical reaction
Elastic potential energy?
Things that are streched
Gravitational potential energy?
Anything thats been lifted
Electrostatic energy?
Charges that attract or repel
Magnetic energy?
Magnets that attract or repel
Nuclear energy?
The nucleus of an atom releases energy
What is specific heat capacity?
The energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1℃.
Tera
10 to the power of 12
Giga
10 to the power of 9
Mega
10 to the power of 6
Kilo
10 to the power of 3
Milli
10 to the power of -3
Micro
10 to the power of -6
Nano
10 to the power of -9
Pico
10 to the power of -12
What's the difference between thermal energy and temperature?
Temperature is the average kinetic energy of the molecule in a substance
Thermal energy is the total kinetic energy plus the potential energy of the molecules.