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What is the formula for kinetic energy

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1/2 x mass x speed2

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What is the formula for GPE

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Mass x gravitational field strength x height

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What is the formula for power

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Power = work done/time taken = energy transferred/time taken

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What are the formulas for efficiency

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Efficiency = useful energy output/ total energy input

Efficiency = useful power output/total power output

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What is the formula for elastic potential energy

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Elastic potential energy = 0.5 x spring constant x (extension)2

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What is the formula for change in thermal energy

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Change in thermal energy = mass x specific heat capacity x temperature change

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What is the unit for energy

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Joules

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What is the unit for mass

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Kilograms

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What is the unit for speed

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Metres per second

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State the principle of conservation of energy

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed but only transferred from one store to another

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What is the unit for gravitational field strength

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Newtons per kilogram

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What is the unit for power

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Watts

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What is the unit for specific heat capacity

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J/kg*c

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Unit for spring constant

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N/m

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What is the definition for power

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Power is the rate of transfer of energy or the rate of doing work

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What is the unit for work done

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Joules

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List 8 energy stores

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chemical, kinetic, gravitational potential, elastic potential, nuclear, magnetic, electrostatic, thermal

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Energy stored in objects which move is…

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Kinetic energy

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How can you reduce unwanted energy loss in a machine with moving/touching parts?

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Use oil/lubricant

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A battery is a store of __________ energy.

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chemical

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Food is a store of __________ energy.

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chemical

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What can you do to increase a particular object’s kinetic energy store?

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Move it faster

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What can you do to increase a particular object’s gravitational potential energy store?

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Lift it higher

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A rock at the top of a hill is a store of ___________ energy.

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Gravitational potential

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A compressed spring is a store of ___________ energy
elastic potential
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Metals are good thermal conductors because they have...
Delocalised electrons
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Thermal energy is transferred along a metal object by...
conduction
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T or F: A high thermal conductivity means there is a high rate of energy transfer
T
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What is "dissipation" of energy
When it spreads out into the surroundings (e.g. by radiation)
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T or F: Thicker walls make a house cool down quicker
F
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What is a thermal insulator?
A material that does not conduct and which reduces thermal energy transfers.
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State 3 ways thermal energy loss from a house can be reduced?
double/triple glazing, loft insulation, cavity wall insulation, draught excluders
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Define specific heat capacity
The energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1°C
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What colour surface emits the most thermal radiation?
(matt) black
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What colour surface emits very little thermal radiation?
white/silver
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What colour surface absorbs very little thermal radiation?
white/silver
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What colour surface absorbs the most thermal radiation?
(matt) black
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What is a negative effect of sulphur dioxide, produced when burning fossil fuels?
Acid rain
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Examples of non-renewable energy resources
Fossil fuels (coal/oil/natural gas), nuclear fuel
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What are advantages of fossil fuels as an energy resource?
reliable, cheap
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What is a negative effect of CO2 produced when burning fossil fuels?
Greenhouse gas/global warming
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What are disadvantages of fossil fuels?
carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas) produced leading to global warming. Can produce sulphur dioxide causing
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What are advantages of nuclear fuel?
No carbon dioxide produced, reliable.
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What are disadvantages of nuclear fuel?
nuclear waste remains radioactive for thousands of years. Expensive to build and decommission
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Examples of renewable energy resources.
biofuel, wind, hydroelectricity, geothermal, tidal, wave, solar.
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What are two advantages of biofuels?
"carbon neutral", renewable, reliable
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What are advantages of wind power?
No carbon dioxide produced, renewable
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What are disadvantages of biofuels?
production of fuel can damage ecosystems and reduce variety of crops grown
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What are disadvantages of wind power?
unreliable (not always windy), expensive to construct
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What are advantages of hydroelectricity?
No carbon dioxide produced; can be used to meet sudden changes in demand
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What are disadvantages of hydroelectricty?
need to flood a river valley, blocks rivers preventing fish migration, unreliable during droughts
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What are advantages of geothermal energy?
doesn't damage ecosystems, reliable.
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What are disadvantages of geothermal energy?
contain greenhouse gases such as CO2 and methane.These contribute
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What are advantages of tidal energy?
What are advantages of tidal energy?
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What are disadvantages of tidal energy?
tides vary, may damage tidal ecosystem, need to build a tidal barrage
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What are advantages of wave power?
No carbon dioxide produced, renewable
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What are disadvantages of wave power?
unreliable - may not produce electricity when calm seas
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What are advantages of solar power?
No carbon dioxide produced, renewable, good for remote locations
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What are some disadvantages of solar power?
unreliable - no electricity produced at night and limited on cloudy days. Expensive to construct.
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What type of energy resource generates electricity from fission reactions?
nuclear energy
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What type of energy resouces allows water to be pumped uphill at quiet times, ready for use another
Hydroelectric
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What type of energy resource harnesses thermal energy from below the Earth's surface?
Geothermal
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Define "non-renewable"
An energy resource that will run out
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Define "renewable"
An energy resource that will NOT run out
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All objects emit what type of radiation?
Infrared
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What is blackbody radiation?
radiation across a range of wavelengths emitted by an object that absorbs all the radiation incident
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Does a hot object emit more or less infrared than a cooler object?
more
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What happens to the peak wavelength of blackbody radiation as you increase temperature?
Wavelength decreases
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What happens to temperature of an object if it absorbs more IR radiation than it emits?
temperature increases
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What happens to the temperature of an object if it emits more IR radiation than it absorbs?
Temperature decreases

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