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Energy (10) Flashcards

1
Q

What is the law of the conservation of energy

A

That energy can never be created nor destroyed, only ever transferred form one form to another

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2
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What are the nine types of energy

A 
Gravitational Potential
Light
Electrical
Nuclear
Kinetic
Sound
Elastic Potential
Chemical
Thermal
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3
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Gravitational potential, elastic potential and chemical energy are all forms of _________ energy - waiting to be turned into other forms

A

Stored

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4
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What is energy conservation

A

Using fewer resources because of the damage they can do and because they might run out

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5
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Most energy transferred involve some losses, often as _______

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Heat

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6
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Useful devices are only useful because they can __________ energy from one from to another. In doing so, some of the useful ________ energy is always lost or wasted often as ________

A

Convert
Input
Heat

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7
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The less energy that is wasted, the more ____________ the device is said to be

A

Efficient

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8
Q

A _____________ is a device which turns one type of energy into another

A

Machine

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9
Q

You can give efficiency as a Decimal or a ____________

A

Percentage, i.e. 0.75 or 75%

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10
Q

Ultimately, all energy ends up as _________ energy

A

Heat

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11
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Electrical devices convert ___________ energy into heat, sound, light.

A

Electrical

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12
Q

Batteries convert ____________ energy into ____________ energy to run electrical devices

A

Chemical

Electrical

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13
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Gravitational and elastic potential always gets converted into ___________ energy fast

A

Kinetic

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14
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Electricity generation always involves converting other forms of energy into ____________ energy

A

Electrical

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15
Q

Heat energy can be transferred by ___________, ___________ or ______________

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Radiation
Conduction
Convection

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16
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Thermal (infra-red) radiation is the transfer of heat energy by _______________ waves

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Electromagnetic

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17
Q

Conduction and convection involve the transfer of energy by _____________

A

Particles

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18
Q

___________is the main form of heat transfer in solids

A

Conduction

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19
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_____________ is the main form of heat transfer in liquids and gases

A

Convection

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20
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Emission of thermal radiation occurs in solids, liquids and gases. Any object can both __________ and ________ heat radiation, whether or not conduction or convection are also taking place

A

Absorb

Emit

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21
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The bigger the heat difference, the ___________ heat is transferred between a body and its surrounding

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Faster

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22
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Heat radiation can also be ____________ radiation, and it consists purely of electromagnetic waves of a certain range of _____________. It’s next to visible light in the electromagnetic ____________

A

Infra-red
Frequencies
Spectrum

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23
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All objects are continually emitting and absorbing ________ radiation

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Heat

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24
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An object that’s hotter than its surroundings __________ more radiation than it __________. It gets ____________.

A

Emits
Absorbs
Cooler

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25
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An object that’s cooler than its surroundings _________ more radiation than it __________. It gets _____________

A

Absorbs more than it emits. It gets hotter.

26
Q

You can feel heat radiation if you stand near something ______ like a fire

27
Q

In a ________, particles are held tightly together. So when one particle vibrates, what happens

A

Solid
When one particle vibrates, it collides with other particles nearby and the vibrations quickly pass from particle to particle.

28
Q

Conduction of heat is the process where vibrating particles pass on their extra ____________ energy to neighbouring particles

29
Q

The process of conduction continues throughout the solid and gradually some of the extra kinetic energy (or heat) is passed all the way through the solid, causing a rise in ________________ at the other side of the solid. Hence an increase in the heat ______________ from its surface

A

Temperature

Radiation

30
Q

Of the 3 heat transfer methods, radiation is the only one that works through a ____________ since it doesn’t rely on there being any _____________ about. This is how we get heat from the _____ across the great __________ of space.

A

Vacuum
Particles
Sun
Vacuum

31
Q

Convection occurs when the more energetic particles move from the ____________ region to the ____________ region - and take their _______ energy with them

A

Hotter
Cooler
Heat

32
Q

Why can’t convection happen in solids

A

Because the particles can’t move

33
Q

Convection is most effective in ________ containers because they allow the convection currents to work best

34
Q

Heating a room with a radiator relies on convection currents too. _______, ________ dense air given out by the radiator rises and _______, _______, more _________ air flows to replace it

A

Hot, less dense
Replaces
Cold, more dense

35
Q

Name 3 ways to insulate your house

A 
Double glazing
Loft insulation
Thick curtains
Hot water tank jacket
Draught proofing
Cavity wall insulation
36
Q

What does loft insulation prevent

A

Conduction

Convection

37
Q

What does draught proofing prevent

A

Convection

38
Q

What does cavity wall insulation prevent

A

Conduction
Convection
Radiation

39
Q

What do thick curtains prevent

A

Conduction

Convection

40
Q

What does double glazing prevent

A

Conduction

Convection

41
Q

What does a hot water tank jacket prevent

A

Conduction

Radiation

42
Q

Work done is just energy ___________

A

Energy transferred

43
Q

When a force moves an object, energy is _____________ and work is ______

A

Transferred

Done

44
Q

Equation for work done

A

Work Done = Force x Distance moved

45
Q

Power is the _______ of doing _______

46
Q

Power =

A

Work done / time taken

47
Q

Power is measured in _______ or __ / __

48
Q

Anything that is moving has ___________ energy

A

Kinetic energy

49
Q

The kinetic energy of something depends on both its _________ and __________

A

Mass and speed

50
Q

Kinetic energy formula

A

Kinetic energy = 1/2 x mass x velocity²

51
Q

Gravitational potential energy formula:

A

GPE = Mass x gravity x height

52
Q

GPE is a way of storing ___________ energy

53
Q

You have to put work in to move something to increase its gravitational potential energy, and that energy is only released when the object _________

54
Q

Falling objects convert what into what

A

GPE into KE

55
Q

Kinetic energy gained =

A

Gravitational potential energy lost

56
Q

There are different types of energy resource. What are the 2 broad types that they fit into.

A

Renewable

Non-renewable

57
Q

Name 3 non-renewable fossil fuels

A

Coal
Oil
Natural gas
Nuclear fuels (plutonium)

58
Q

Fossil fuels will _____ _____ one day. They also do __________ to the environment. Fossil fuels provide most of out __________

A

Run out
Damage
Energy

59
Q

Advantages of fossil fuels:

A

They release a lot of energy relatively cheaply
Reliable, don’t rely on weather
We already have a lot of of fossil fuel power stations, so we don’t have to spend money on new technology

60
Q

Disadvantages of fossil fuels:

A

They all release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which contributes to global warming and climate change
Oil and coal release sulfur dioxide which cause acid rain
They will run out

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