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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A '''mechanical energy transfer''' is when [[energy]] from one [[Energy Store|energy store]] is transferred to another [[Energy Store|energy store]] by the action of a [[force]].
===About Mechanical Energy Transfers===
: Any time a [[force]] causes [[energy]] to go from one [[Energy Store|store]] into another, it is a '''mechanical energy transfer'''.
===Examples===
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |When an [[object]] falls [[energy]] is '''transferred by gravity''' from the [[Gravitational Potential Energy Store]] of the [[object]] to the [[Kinetic Energy Store]] of the [[object]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The front brakes of this car are glowing from the high [[temperature]]. Energy has been '''transferred by friction''' from the [[Kinetic Energy Store]] of the car to the [[Thermal Energy Store]] of the brakes.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |When a dragster [[accelerate]]s energy is being transferred from the [[Chemical Potential Energy Store]] of the [[fuel]] to the [[Kinetic Energy Store]] of the dragster by the [[force]] on the [[piston]] inside the [[Internal Combustion|engine]] when the [[fuel]] [[Chemical Reaction|reacts]] with [[Oxygen]].
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===Meaning===
A '''mechanical energy transfer''' is when [[energy]] from one [[Energy Store|energy store]] is transferred to another [[Energy Store|energy store]] by the action of a [[force]].
===About Mechanical Energy Transfers===
: Any time a [[force]] causes [[energy]] to go from one [[Energy Store|store]] into another, it is a '''mechanical energy transfer'''.
===Examples===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:Skydiver.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:GlowingBrakes.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Dragster.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |When an [[object]] falls [[energy]] is '''transferred by gravity''' from the [[Gravitational Potential Energy Store]] of the [[object]] to the [[Kinetic Energy Store]] of the [[object]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The front brakes of this car are glowing from the high [[temperature]]. Energy has been '''transferred by friction''' from the [[Kinetic Energy Store]] of the car to the [[Thermal Energy Store]] of the brakes.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |When a dragster [[accelerate]]s energy is being transferred from the [[Chemical Potential Energy Store]] of the [[fuel]] to the [[Kinetic Energy Store]] of the dragster by the [[force]] on the [[piston]] inside the [[Internal Combustion|engine]] when the [[fuel]] [[Chemical Reaction|reacts]] with [[Oxygen]].
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