CHAPTER 7: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

7.1 Energy

1. Energy is the ability to do work

2. SI unit : Joule (J)

3. Importance of energy:
(a) People need energy to run
(b) Plants need energy from the Sun to continue living
(c) Cars need energy from fuel to move

4. Energy cannot be created or destroyed but can exists in various forms

5. Forms of energy:
(a) Sound energy
(b) Electrical energy
(c) Kinetic energy
(d) Light energy

6. Sources of energy:
(a) The Sun
(b) Geothermal
(c) Water
(d) Biomass
(e) Fossil fuel
(f) Radioactive substance
(g) Wave
(h) Wind