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Memory Aid: The 8 Energy Stores

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This memory aid covers Memory Aid: The 8 Energy Stores within Energy Stores & Systems for GCSE Physics. Revise Energy Stores & Systems in Energy for GCSE Physics with 14 exam-style questions and 30 flashcards. This is a high-frequency topic, so it is worth revising until the explanation feels precise and repeatable. It is section 16 of 20 in this topic. Use it for quick recall, then test yourself straight afterwards so the memory aid becomes usable in an answer.

Topic position

Section 16 of 20

Practice

14 questions

Recall

30 flashcards

🧠 Memory Aid: The 8 Energy Stores

Kinetic, Gravitational, Elastic, Thermal, Magnetic, Electrostatic, Nuclear, Chemical

Mnemonic: "Kicking Giraffes Eat Thirteen Million Electric Newts Carelessly"

And the 4 transfer pathways: Mechanical, Electrical, Heating, Radiation — remember "MEHR"

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Read this section alongside the surrounding pages in Energy Stores & Systems. That gives you the full topic sequence instead of a single isolated revision point.

Practice Questions for Energy Stores & Systems

Which energy store is associated with an object that is moving?

  • A. Gravitational potential
  • B. Elastic potential
  • C. Kinetic
  • D. Chemical
1 markfoundation

Explain what is meant by a 'closed system' in terms of energy.

2 marksstandard

Quick Recall Flashcards

What is thermal energy?
Energy stored due to the random kinetic energy of particles (temperature)
What is kinetic energy?
Energy stored in any object that is moving

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