Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
Conservation of Energy is a Scientific Law which states that "Energy cannot be created or destroyed it can only be transferred from one store into another".
About Conservation of Energy
- Conservation of Energy is important when calculating energy transfers.
- The total energy in a closed system must remain the same, so when one energy store loses energy other energy stores must gain that amount of energy.
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Conservation of Energy is a Scientific Law which states that "Energy cannot be created or destroyed it can only be transferred from one store into another".
About Conservation of Energy
- Conservation of Energy is important when calculating energy transfers.
- The total energy in a closed isolated system must remain the same, so when one energy store loses energy other energy stores must gain that amount of energy.
- If a system is an open system energy can leave the system, but the energy is not destroyed.
- In a closed isolated system energy can be dissipated, which means it is still in the system but is wasted and cannot be recovered to perform useful work.
Beyond the Curriculum
References
AQA
- Conservation of energy, page 14, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Conservation of energy, page 152, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Chemistry, CGP, AQA
- Conservation of energy, page 168, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Conservation of energy, page 177, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, AQA
- Conservation of energy, page 260, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
- Conservation of energy, page 4, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
- Conservation of energy, pages 23, 27, 29, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA
- Conservation of energy, pages 24, 28, 30, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
- Conservation of energy, pages 6-7, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Conservation; of energy, pages 28-9, 99, 170, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA