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1
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what is kinetic energy

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anything moving has kinetic energy

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what is thermal energy

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any object but the hotter it is the more thermal energy it has

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3
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what is chemical energy

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anything that can release energy by a chemical reaction, such as energy stored in batteries

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4
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what is gravitational potential energy

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Height

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5
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what is elastic potential energy

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anything that is stretched or compressed

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what is electrostatic energy

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anything with electric charge that is interacting with another electric charge

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7
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what it magnetic energy

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anything magnetic that is interacting with another magnet

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8
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what are the 4 ways energy can be transferred between stores

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mechanically, be heating , electrically and by radiation

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9
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mechanical

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pushing and pulling

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10
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what is electrical energy

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charges moving around a circuit

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11
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what is work done

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way of saying energy transferred

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12
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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 dissipated

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13
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what is the equation for total energy input

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useful energy output + wasted energy

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what is the equation for kinetic energy

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1/2 x mass x velocity^2

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what is the equation for change in GPE

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mass x gravitational field strength x change in vertical height

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16
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how to reduce amount of energy lost from buildings using thermal insulators

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cavity walls
double glazing
loft insulation
hot water tank jacket

17
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what are lubricants used for

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reducing friction between two surfaces when the move

18
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what is the equation for efficiency

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useful energy transferred / total energy transferred

19
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what are the 4 non renewable energy sources

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coal
oil
natural gas
nuclear fuels

20
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what are the 5 renewable energy sources

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wind
tides
sun 
hydroelectricity
bio-fuel
21
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uses of petrol

A

powers lots of vehicles

22
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uses of coal

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heating, old fashioned steam trains

23
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uses of oil

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heating homes

24
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uses of natural gas

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radiators which are used for heating homes

25
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pros of wind power

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no pollution

26
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cons of wind power

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very noisy
high initial cost
not reliable
spoil the view

27
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pros of solar cells

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no pollution

reliable in very sunny countries

28
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cons of solar cells

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high initial costs
need a lot energy to manufacture
only generate electricity during the day and not at night

29
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pros of hydro-electricity power stations

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no pollution
reliable except in a drought
provide immediate response to increasing demand for electricity

30
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cons of hydro-electricity power stations

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flooding
habitats destroyed
vegetation destroyed
high initial costs

31
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pros of tidal barrages

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no pollution

reliable

32
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cons of tidal barrages

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spoil the view
alter habitat of wildlife
high initial cost

33
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pros of bio-fuel

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reliable

carbon neutral

34
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cons of bio-fuel

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high refinery costs
produce carbon dioxide when burned
take up space for growing crops
takes long to grow crops

35
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how do cavity walls and double glazing remove unwanted energy transfers

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they both an inner and outer wall/ sheets of glass with an air gap in the middle which reduces the amount of energy transferred by conduction through walls or windows

36
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how can you improve efficiency

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decreasing amount of wasted energy and making sure more of the supplied energy goes to the useful stores by lubrication or thermal insulation

37
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how does wind generate electricity

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a wind turbine has a generator inside it which generates electricity when wind turns the blades which turns the generator

38
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how does the sun generate electricity

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solar cells generate electric currents directly from the sun’s radiation and so can be used to charge batteries that can power electrical devices

39
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how do bio-fuels generate electricity

A

they are burned to heat water, which produces steam which drives a turbine, which drives a generator and generates electricity

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