1. Energy Flashcards
What are the nine types of energy?
Kinetic, sound, light, thermal, electrical, gravitational potential, elastic potential (strain), chemical, nuclear
What are the two ways that energy can be transferred?
From place to place or from one form into another
What is ‘waste energy’?
Energy that is transferred to either the wrong place or the wrong form- dissipates to the surroundings
What is ‘useful energy’?
The energy transferred to where it is wanted in the desired form
What is an efficient device?
A device where most of the energy is usefully transferred
What form is waste energy nearly always in?
Heat energy given to the surroundings
Equation for efficiency?
Efficiency = Useful power output ÷ Total power input
equation works with energy as well
What is work done equal to?
Energy transferred
Equation for work done?
Work done = force x distance
What is the rate at which energy is transferred?
(Amount of energy transferred per second)
Power
When is work done?
When a force causes an object to move
Equation for power?
Power = energy / time taken
What is 1 watt equal to?
1 Joule per second
What do you pay for when you pay for electricity?
The energy transferred
Equation for kinetic energy?
KE=1/2mv²
Equation for gravitational potential energy?
GPE = mgh
m = mass
g = gravitational field strength
h = height
How to calculate weight?
weight = mass x gravitational field strength
How to calculate a change in kinetic energy?
KE = 1/2mv² - 1/2mu²
KE = final KE - initial KE
What is change in kinetic energy equal to?
Work done and kinetic energy transferred
Equation for elastic potential energy?
EPE = 1/2ke²
k = spring constant
e = extension
Why does a compression still act like an extension?
The same amount of energy is stored
What is internal energy?
The energy stored by the particles of a substance
What is internal energy a sum of?
The kinetic energy of all the particles due to their individual motions relative to each other and the potential energy of all the particles due to their individual positions relative to each other.
What does internal energy not include?
Gravitational potential energy or the kinetic energy caused by motion of the whole substance
What is the average kinetic energy of the molecules related to?
The temperature of a gas
What happens to kinetic energy if the temperature of a substance is increased?
(discuss internal energy)
The total kinetic energy of the particles increases and so the internal energy is increased
What is latent heat?
The energy transferred to or from a substance when it changes state
What happens to the temperature during change of state?
discuss kinetic energy
The temperature is constant, so the total kinetic energy of particles does not change
What happens to the energy of particles when a substance melts or boils?
The total potential energy of the particles increases because energy is needed to break the bonds
What is happening when a substance is heating?
- temperature increases
- kinetic energy increases
- potential energy is constant
- internal energy increases
What is happening when a substance is changing state?
- temperature is constant
- kinetic energy is constant
- potential energy increases
- internal energy increases
What factors affect how much energy must be gained by an object as its temperature increases?
- temperature increase
- mass
- material
What is specific heat capacity?
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1 degree celcius
What is the specific heat capacity of water?
4200 J/kg*c
What is the specific heat capacity of copper?
390 J/kg*c
What is the equation for specific heat capacity?
Specific heat capacity = energy / mass x temperature change
Why is the filling of a pie hotter than the crust?
The pastry and filling have the same temperature however the filling contains water and has a higher specific heat capacity so transfers more heat energy
What is latent heat measured in?
Joules per kilogram
What is the specific latent heat of fusion (lf)?
The energy required to change state of 1kg of a substance from solid to liquid without changing its temperature.
What is the specific latent heat of vaporisation (lv)?
The energy required to change the state of 1kg of a substance from liquid to gas without changing its temperature.
How to work out specific latent heat?
Latent heat = energy / mass
What is specific latent heat measured in?
J/kg
How can heat be transferred?
Conduction, convection and radiation
What direction does thermal energy travel in?
Hot to cold
What is conduction?
Particles that are very close together can transfer heat energy as they vibrate
Which is the method of heat transfer in solids?
Conduction
How do non-metals conduct heat?
As a non-metal is heated at one end, the atoms near the heat source gain kinetic energy and vibrate more and collide with each other so the energy is passed on
How do metal conduct heat?
When a metal is heated, free electrons gain kinetic energy so they move faster and diffuse through the metal - energy is transferred when electrons collide with other electrons or ions
Why is the rate of energy transfer greater in copper than steel?
Copper a higher thermal conductivity
What is the best insulator?
A vacuum
Why can’t conduction occur in a vacuum?
There are no particles to collide and pass on the energy
What do many insulating materials contain?
Pockets of trapped air
Why is air a good insulator?
It is a gas and particles are too far apart to transfer energy effectively
Why do steel pans have wood or plastic handles?
They do not get hot and burn your hand because they are made of material that cannot conduct heat (wood and plastic are insulators)
Why is felt a better insulator than paper?
Felt has air spaces and air is a good insulator because it is a gas
How to test different materials as insulators?
Fill 3 containers with boiling water, put a thermometer in each, wrap 3 different types of insulator around them. Measure temperature of each beaker in intervals
Why are wood and fibre glass good insulators?
They have trapped air and since air is a gas, it is a poor conductor of heat, thus being insulators