Chapter 1 Flashcards
(16 cards)
Is energy visible
No it’s not visible
Is fuels the name we give to whatever makes things work
No energy is
Power lines carry the electricity to our homes and factories
Yes
Are diamonds used to generate our nuclear energy
No uranium atoms are used
Is Heat is a form of energy because it can do work
Yes
3 problems associated with fossil fuels
They are non renewable resources and are not replaced by nature as they are used, if they run out we have to find new raw materials and sources of energy
Provide detention for
Kinetic energy
Also known as energy of motion. It’s when you give an object energy move like when you kick a ball it has energy to move called kinetic energy
Detention of chemical energy
Anything that burns and need oxygen from the air to burn
What is refining
A process in which oil is cleaned
Name 3 ways heat can be transferd
Conduction,convection and radiation
Complete the sentence
Good conductors heat up - and cool down slowly
Quickly,quickly
Name the 4 most important fuels
Oil,coal,gas and wood
How can we use sunlight to generate electricity
We can use a solar panel which is a thin sheet of glass witch traps the sunlight and makes hot water and electricity
Air contains a gas called what
Oxygen
Electricity is made in a building called a what
Power station
Why are bricks poor Conductours
It’s made of clay and clay is a poor Comductors as well as it contain air and air is a very poor comductor
