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Year 7 · Science · Energy · Lesson 1

Energy stores and transfers

Energy stores (kinetic, gravitational potential, elastic, chemical, thermal, nuclear, magnetic) and the four transfer pathways, with transfer chains.

Whiteboard video lesson: Energy stores and transfers

16-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Name the energy stores
  • Name the transfer pathways
  • Describe energy transfers
  • Draw energy chains

The method

  1. Start store.
  2. Pathway.
  3. End store.
  4. Chain.

Key words: energy store, kinetic, gravitational potential, chemical, thermal, joule.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Name the store in a moving car.

  1. Step 1: Motion

Answer: kinetic

Question 2

Name the store in food.

  1. Step 1: C...

Answer: chemical

Question 3

Name the store in a hot cup of tea.

  1. Step 1: Heat

Answer: thermal