What are the seven main types of energy stores?
1. Gravitational potential energy store
2. Kinetic (movement) energy store
3. Elastic potential energy store
4. Chemical energy store
5. Magnetic energy store
6. Electrostatic energy store
7. Thermal energy store
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What type of energy store is associated with objects raised above ground level?
Gravitational potential energy store.
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What type of energy store is associated with moving objects?
Kinetic (movement) energy store.
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What type of energy store is associated with stretched or compressed objects?
Elastic potential energy store.
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Describe the four main ways energy can be transferred between stores.
1. Mechanically - through forces causing movement.
2. By heating - from hotter to colder objects.
3. Electrically - charges moving in a circuit.
4. By radiation - waves carrying energy (e.g. light or sound).
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When a gymnast springs off a trampoline, energy transfers from which store to which store?
Energy transfers from the trampoline's elastic potential store to the gymnast's kinetic store.
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When a skier goes up a ski jump ramp, energy transfers from which store to which store?
Energy transfers from the skier's kinetic energy store to their gravitational potential energy store.
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