Store energy to fight monsters

What is an energy store in physics?

The idea of an energy store is to allow calculations to be made and to state how many joules are available for an action to happen. Each of the stores has an equation associated with it. Learn about and revise energy stores, transfers, conservation, dissipation and how to calculate energy changes with GCSE Bitesize Physics.

Are Scientists having a laugh in Monsters Inc?

Their scientists are having a laugh. The only thing more monstrous about the society portrayed in Monsters, Inc. than the characters themselves, is the terrifying energy generation strategies used by the titular power company.

What are some examples of energy stores?

The energy store associated with chemical bonds, such as those between molecules. Food, muscles, electrical cells. The energy associated with a moving object. Runners, busses, comets. The energy stored when like charges are moved closer together or when unlike charges are pulled further apart. Thunderclouds, Van De Graaff generators.

How can energy be stored?

Energy can also be stored by making fuels such as hydrogen, which can be burned when energy is most needed. Pumped hydroelectricity, the most common form of large-scale energy storage, uses excess energy to pump water uphill, then releases the water later to turn a turbine and make electricity.

Why do we need energy storage?

As the cost of solar and wind power has in many places dropped below fossil fuels, the need for cheap and abundant energy storage has become a key challenge for building an energy system that does not emit greenhouse gases or contribute to climate change.

Are screams a good source of energy?

This seems to suggest that loud, high-pitched sounds are ideal for generating electricity. Screams can be quite loud, upward of 100 decibels, and anyone who has heard a child scream in fear or for want of a snack, knows them to be high in frequency. This makes screams good candidates for energy capture.