Efficiency Flashcards

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1
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What numbers are the effiency in between?

A

0-1

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2
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What do we measure the enrgy in?

A

J - Joules

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3
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What is efficiency?

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Efficiency is a measure of how much useful energy we get out compared to what goes in.

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4
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What is the equation for finding the efficiency

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Efficiency x Total Energy = Useful Energy

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5
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What is the equation for coal (fossil fuels)?

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Ferns, plants, trees + pressure and heat = coal

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6
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What is the equation for Natural Gas?

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Small Organisms + Heat and Pressure = Natural Gas

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7
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What is the equation for oil?

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Small organisms + pressure = oil

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