What’s he on about?
My physics teacher has sent me a text – can you translate it?
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nrg s nt a sbstnc
nrg s jst a nmbr tht cn b wrkd ot
w cn clclt t nrg nmbr fr dfrnt strs
nrg cn sft btwn strs n dfrnt wys
t thml nrg str dpnds n tmpr8tr
t grvtnl nrg str dpnds n ht
NRG cn b trnsfrd b mcncl wrk
What’s he on about?
My physics teacher has sent me a text – can you translate it?
• nrg s nt a sbstnc
–Energy is not a substance.
• nrg s jst a nmbr tht cn b wrkd ot
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w cn clclt t nrg nmbr fr dfrnt strs
nrg cn sft btwn strs n dfrnt wys
t thml nrg str dpnds n tmpr8tr
t grvtnl nrg str dpnds n ht
• NRG cn b trnsfrd b mcncl wrk
What’s he on about?
My physics teacher has sent me a text – can you translate it?
• nrg s nt a sbstnc
– Energy is not a substance.
• nrg s jst a nmbr tht cn b wrkd ot
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– Energy is just a number that can worked out.
w cn clclt t nrg nmbr fr dfrnt strs
nrg cn sft btwn strs n dfrnt wys
t thml nrg str dpnds n tmpr8tr
t grvtnl nrg str dpnds n ht
• NRG cn b trnsfrd b mcncl wrk
What’s he on about?
My physics teacher has sent me a text – can you translate it?
• nrg s nt a sbstnc
– Energy is not a substance.
• nrg s jst a nmbr tht cn b wrkd ot
– Energy is just a number that can worked out.
• w cn clclt t nrg nmbr fr dfrnt strs
– We can calculate the energy number for different stores.
• nrg cn sft btwn strs n dfrnt wys
• t thml nrg str dpnds n tmpr8tr
• t grvtnl nrg str dpnds n ht
• NRG cn b trnsfrd b mcncl wrk
What’s he on about?
My physics teacher has sent me a text – can you translate it?
• nrg s nt a sbstnc
– Energy is not a substance.
• nrg s jst a nmbr tht cn b wrkd ot
– Energy is just a number that can worked out.
• w cn clclt t nrg nmbr fr dfrnt strs
– We can calculate the energy number for different stores.
• nrg cn sft btwn strs n dfrnt wys
– Energy can shift between stores in different ways.
• t thml nrg str dpnds n tmpr8tr
• t grvtnl nrg str dpnds n ht
• NRG cn b trnsfrd b mcncl wrk
What’s he on about?
My physics teacher has sent me a text – can you translate it?
• nrg s nt a sbstnc
– Energy is not a substance.
• nrg s jst a nmbr tht cn b wrkd ot
– Energy is just a number that can worked out.
• w cn clclt t nrg nmbr fr dfrnt strs
– We can calculate the energy number for different stores.
• nrg cn sft btwn strs n dfrnt wys
– Energy can shift between stores in different ways.
• t thml nrg str dpnds n tmpr8tr
– The thermal energy store depends on temperature.
• t grvtnl nrg str dpnds n ht
• NRG cn b trnsfrd b mcncl wrk
What’s he on about?
My physics teacher has sent me a text – can you translate it?
• nrg s nt a sbstnc
– Energy is not a substance.
• nrg s jst a nmbr tht cn b wrkd ot
– Energy is just a number that can worked out.
• w cn clclt t nrg nmbr fr dfrnt strs
– We can calculate the energy number for different stores.
• nrg cn sft btwn strs n dfrnt wys
– Energy can shift between stores in different ways.
• t thml nrg str dpnds n tmpr8tr
– The thermal energy store depends on temperature.
• t grvtnl nrg str dpnds n ht
– The gravitational energy store depends on height.
• NRG cn b trnsfrd b mcncl wrk
What’s he on about?
My physics teacher has sent me a text – can you translate it?
– Energy is not a substance.
– Energy is just a number that can worked out.
– We can calculate the energy number for different
stores.
– Energy can shift between stores in different
ways.
– The thermal energy store depends on
temperature.
– The gravitational energy store depends on
height.
– Energy can be transferred by mechanical work.