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1
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Which energy recourses are renewable?

A

Solar, wind, tidal, wave, geothermal, hydroelectric, biomass

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Why are some energy resources more reliable than others?

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Can generate electricity any time it’s needed

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What are the effects on the environment of each energy resource?

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Could be:Water pollution, visual pollution, habitat damage, radioactive waste

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4
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What is the equation for extension?

A

E=mcθ

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What are the stores of energy?

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Kinetic, gravitational, nuclear, elastic, thermal, chemical

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Which energy resources are non renewable?

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Coal, oil, gas, nuclear

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What is a system?

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An object or group of objects

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What factors determine the gravitational potential energy of an object?

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Ep=mgh (mass, gravitational field strength and height

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What are the units of energy?

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Joules(J)

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For a spring, how are force, extension and the spring constant linked?

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F=ke

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What does the specific heat capacity of water is 4200J/kg°C mean?

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Water needs 4200J of energy to increase the temperature of 1kg by 1°C

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What are the 9 energy types?

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Kinetic, heat, light, gravitational potential, chemical, sound, electrical, elastic, nuclear

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What are the two laws of energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred. Energy dissipates (spreads out) into less useful forms

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How is efficiency calculated, in terms of energy, and power?

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Useful energy/total energy x100

Useful power/total power x100

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How do you calculate the kinetic energy of a moving object?

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Ek=1/2mv squares

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How can unwanted energy transfers be reduced by thermal insulation?

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Reduced heat energy losses(by conduction, convention, radiation

17
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What are the 11 main energy resources on Earth?

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Coal, oil, gas, solar, wind, tidal, wave, geothermal, hydroelectric, nuclear, biomass

18
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What does renewable mean?

A

It can be generated as quickly as it is used

19
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What are the effects on the environment of fossil fuels?

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When burnt…CO2 released into air…which adds to global warming

20
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How can unwanted energy transfers be reduced by lubrication?

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Reduced friction which reduces energy losses as heat

21
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What is thermal conductivity?

A

How quickly heat energy is transferred (best in solids and metals)

22
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What is power?

A

Rate of energy transfer or doing work

P=E/t

P=W/t

23
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How does a force-extension graph change past the limit of proportionality?

A

No longer directly proportional (not a straight line)