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AQA Combined Physics 6.1 Flashcards

Revision for Paper 1

1
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What changes are involved in the way energy is stored when water is boiled in an electric kettle?

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Electrical Energy - Thermal Energy

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What changes are involved in the way energy is stored when an object falls?

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Gravitational Potential Energy - Kinetic Energy

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What changes are involved in the way energy is stored when an object is projected upwards?

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Chemical Energy - Kinetic Energy - Gravitational Potential Energy

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What is the conservation of energy principle?

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Energy can be transferred usefully, stored or dissipated but never created or destroyed

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What is power?

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The rate at which energy is transferred / the rate at which work is done

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Describe wind power and how it is used

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Wind turbines are placed in exposed areas where rotating blades turn a generator producing electricity. They are non-polluting

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What does the term renewable energy resource mean (and list them)?

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Renewable energy resources can be replenished (will never run out) e.g. solar, wind, water waves, hydro-electricity, bio-fuel, tidal and geothermal

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In terms of conduction across the material, what does an increased thermal conductivity of a material cause?

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An increased thermal conductivity of material means a higher rate of energy transfer

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What is conduction?

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Conduction is the process where vibrating particles transfer energy to neighbouring particles (occurring mainly in solids)

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How does insulation reduce unwanted energy transfers?

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Insulation reduces the rate of energy transfer by heating

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What equation is used to calculate the kinetic energy of a moving object?

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Ek = 0.5 x m x v2

Kinetic energy = 0.5 x mass x speed2

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What changes are involved in the way energy is stored when a vehicle slows down?

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Kinetic Energy - Heat Energy

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What changes are involved in the way energy is stored when a moving object hits an obstacle?

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Kinetic Energy - Sound Energy / Thermal Energy

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What happens to the energy transfer in a closed system?

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There is no net change to the total energy

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Lifting an object takes 10,000J - machine A can do this in 50s but machine B takes 100s. Which machine is more powerful?

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Both machines transfer the same amount of energy, but machine A is more powerful: P = W / t
Machine A has a power of 200W ( 10000/50) whilst machine B has a power of 100W (10000/100)

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What uses do we have for energy resources?

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1) Transport
2) Electricity generation
3) Heating

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What does the term non-renewable energy resource mean (and list them)?

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Non-renewable energy resources will run out, e.g. coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear

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What are the main energy resources available on Earth (including renewable and non-renewable)?

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1) Fossil fuels
2) Nuclear fuel
3) Bio-fuel
4) Wind
5) Hydro-electricity
6) Geothermal
7) Tidal
8) Solar
9) Water waves

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How do walls and the thermal conductivity of the material affect the rate of cooling in a building?

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Thick walls made from a material with low thermal conductivity slows the rate of energy transfer (building remains warmer for longer)

20
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What is convection?

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Convection is the process where energetic particles move away from hotter regions to cooler ones (occurring in fluids)

21
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List some examples of insulation

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  • Cavity wall insualtion (reduces convection)
  • Loft insulation (reduces convection)
  • Double-glazed windows (reduces convection)
  • Draught excluders (reduces convection)
22
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Describe bio-fuels and how they are used

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Bio-fuels are made from plants and waste which are supposedly carbon neutral. Costs are high and bio-fuel crops reduce space for food crops

23
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What energy resources are used for heating?

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Natural gas is mainly used for heating, though coal and electric heaters are also used. Solar water heaters are also becoming more common

24
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Describe water wave power and how it is used

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Water wave power uses wave-powered turbines around the coast generating electricity

25
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Describe geothermal power and how it is used

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Geothermal power relies on naturally occurring hot rocks which heat pumped water creating steam. They cause very little damage to the environment

26
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Why is renewable energy uptake limited?

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Currently renewable energy isn’t as reliable or cost effective as non-renewable energy. Politics of increased initial prices for renewable energy resources also often gets in the way

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What envirnomental issues do non-renewable energy resources create?

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Fossil fuels release CO2 into the atmosphere contributing to global warming. Acid rain is also caused, along with nuclear power potential disasters / oil spillages etc

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What energy resources are used for transport?

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Petrol / diesel from oil is mainly used (though coal for steam engines / bio-fuels are also used)

29
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Describe tidal barrages and how they are used

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Tidal barrages are dams built across river estuaries, using the Sun and Moon’s gravity where the tide turns a turbine. Non-polluting they do change the habitat

30
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Describe hydro-electric power and how it is used

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Hydro-electric power uses falling water (usually falling over a dam). Though this is clean energy, the construction of the dam can be extremely damaging (high levels of concrete / habitat damage etc)

31
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What current trends in energy resource use exist at present?

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The world currently heavily depends on fossil fuels, though people are increasing wanting to use more renewables (e.g. electric cars)

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Describe solar cells and how they are used

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Solar cells generate electricitlydirectly from sunshine. They are non-polluting (though don’t work at night)

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Why are non-renewable energy resources so adundantly used?

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Non-renewables are relatively cheap and are reliable (there is enough to meet current demand)

34
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What is the specific heat capacity of a substance?

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The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg of the substance by 1 degrees celcius

35
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How does lubrication reduce unwanted energy transfers?

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Lubrication reduces frictional forces

36
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In physics, what is a ‘system’?

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A system is an object of group of objects

37
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What is the equation for energy efficiency for a given energy transfer, with regard to energy input.output?

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efficiency = useful output energy transfer/total inout energy transfer

38
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How can the efficiency of an intended energy trsansfer be increased?

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Insulation, lubrication of more streamlined (reducing frictional forces)

39
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List the three types of fossil fuel

A

1) Coal
2) Oil
3) Gas

40
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What energy transfer is equal to a power of 1 watt?

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1 joule per second

41
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When energy is transferred not all of it is transferred usefully (some energy is dissipated). What term is used to describe this dissipated energy?

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Wasted energy

42
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What equation links power, energy transferred and time?

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Power = Energy Transferred / Time

(P=E/t

43
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What equation links power, work done and time?

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Power = Work done / Time (P=W/t

44
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What is the equation for energy efficiency for a given energy transfer, with regard to power input/output?

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efficiency = useful power output / total power input

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