Energy Flashcards

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What are energy forms

A

Different ways energy can appear
Eg heat light sound

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2
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What’s energy resources

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Different ways of supplying a particular energy form
Eg coal oil wind

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3
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What’s kinetic energy

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Energy possessed by a mass due to its speed

It moves

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4
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What’s gravitational potential energy

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Energy possessed by a mass due to its height above the ground

It might happen

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5
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What’s the principle of conservation of energy

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That energy can change from one form to another but can never be created or destroyed

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6
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What’s chemical energy

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Energy stored within a substance which is released on burning
Eg coal oil battery’s food natural gas

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7
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What’s nuclear energy

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Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
Eg uranium plutonium

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8
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What Renewable energy

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Energy that can be replaced by nature in less than a human lifetime, it will never run out

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9
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What is non renewable energy

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Energy that will eventually run out

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10
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What’s solar cells
(renewable)

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Convert sunlight directly into electricity
Joined together into arrays

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11
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What’s hydroelectric power stations do
(Renewable)

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Water behind a high dam contains gravitational potential energy
The water falls through a pipe and gains kinetic energy
The fast flowing water on a turbine which then drives a generator
The output is electrical energy

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12
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How are tidal barrages created

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When a dam is built across a river estuary
As the tide rises and falls every 12 hours water will flow through a gate
The moving water drives a turbine which will produce electrical energy

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13
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What does a wave machine do

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It flats on the surface of the water and the “up and down” motion of the water is converted to rotary motion of a turbine generator to produce electricity

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14
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What’s a wind turbine do
(Renewable)

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As the wind blows the large blade turns and drives a turbine
The turbine drives a generator which produces electricity
When alot of wind turbines group together it forms a wind farm

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15
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What does a geothermal power stations do

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These use heat from hot rocks deep inside the earth
Cold water is passed down a pipe to the rocks
The rocks heat the water and the water is then pumped to the surface
Steam is generated to produce electricity

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16
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What does biomass do
Renewable

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Fast growing trees are harvested
The wood is dried and turned into woodchips which are burned in power stations to produce electricity
There are many other forms of biomass such as oil from oil bearing seeds can be converted into biodiesel

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17
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What’s fossil fuels
Nom renewable

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Oil, natural gas, coal, turf, lignite

Burned in power stations to produce steam which drives a turbine, to a generator to then producing electricity

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18
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What’s nuclear power
Non renewable

A

Large nuclei in a nuclear reactor are made into lighter nuclei with the release of large amounts of kinetic energy
This energy is used to produce steam which drives a turbine turns a generator and produces electricity

19
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What’s an advantage of fossil fuels

A

Cheap to start

Large world reserves of coal

20
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What’s a disadvantage of fossil fuels

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Non renewable

All release carbon dioxide, contribute to global warming

Burning coal and oil causes acid rain

21
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What’s an advantage of nuclear fuels

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Doesn’t produce carbon dioxide

22
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What’s a disadvantage of nuclear fuels

A

Waste products will remain dangerously radioactive for years

There’s no method to store these materials cheaply

Nuclear fission fuels are non renewable

23
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What’s an advantage of wind farms

A

Renewable energy source

Cheap

24
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Disadvantage of wind farms

A

Unreliable
Ugly
Very noisy
Hazardous to birds

25
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Advantage to waves

A

Renewable energy source

Cheap

26
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Disadvantage of waves

A

Unreliable
Ugly
Hazardous to shipping

27
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Advantage to tides

A

Renewable energy source

Cheap

28
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Disadvantage of tides

A

Navigation problems for shipping

Destruction of habitats

29
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What’s work

A

The product of force and the distance moved in the direction of the force

It’s only done when a force causes movement

30
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What’s the formula for work

A

Force × distance moved in the direction of the force

31
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What’s energy

A

What is required to do work

Sometimes can be the amount of energy transferred

Work and energy are measured in joules(J)

32
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What’s power

A

The rate of doing work
How much work a machine can do in a second

33
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What’s the equation for power

A

Work done ÷ time taken

34
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What’s efficency

A

The ratio of the useful output work to the total energy input

35
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What’s the equation for efficency

A

Useful energy output÷total energy input

36
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ALWAYS REMEMBER THE WEIGHT ON EARTH

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1kg has a weight of 10N on earth

W=mg

37
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What’s GPE equation

A

M×G×H

M-work done in raising a load
G-against the force of gravity
H-through the height

38
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What’s the equation for kinetic energy

A

½×m×v²

39
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Who’s the French scientist

A

Henri Becquerel

40
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What did Henri becquerel discover

A

Rocks that gave out a strange radiation that could penetrative paper and fog photographic film, called radioactivity

Alpha
Beta
Gamma

41
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What’s alpha

A

Particles that are helium nuclei containing 2 protons and 2 neutrons which are emitted by radioactive nuclei

+2 charge

High mass

Strong

Low penetrative power

42
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What’s beta

A

Fast moving electron

Radioactive nucleus

-1 charge

Low mass

10% of the speed of light

Weak

43
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What’s gamma

A

High energy electromagnetic wave

Radioactive nucleus

0 charge

Very weak