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Kinetic store — OCR GCSE Combined Science A Definition

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GCSE Combined Science · key term

Kinetic store

Definition

The energy store associated with an object's motion.

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OCR GCSE Combined Science A · J250

Specification P5.1a, P5.1b · Physics Paper 2

A moving object has energy in its kinetic store. Objects also have energy in their thermal stores; heating an object increases this store.
Revise: Conservation of Energy
Revise: Energy Storage Changes

OCR Combined Science A past papers

Exam tips

1
Name the object as well as the store: for example, ‘the kinetic store of the ball decreases’.

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Energy store
System
Thermal store
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