P1 - Energy Flashcards
What are the different energy stores?
Thermal
Kinetic
Gravitational potential
Elastic potential
Chemical
Magnetic
Electrostatic
Nuclear
Where does conduction occur?
Solids
Where does convection occur?
Liquids and gases
What is conduction
Process where vibrating particles transfer energy to neighbouring particles
What is convection
Where energetic particles move away from hotter to cooler regions
Give 3 non-renewable energy resources
Coal
Natural gas
Oil
What are non renewable resources
Will run out one day
Do damage to environment
Reliable
Examples of renewable energy resources
Sun
Wind
Water waves
Hydro-electricity
Bio-fuel
Tides
Geothermal
What transport can non renewable energy resources be used for
Petrol and diesel powered vehicles
Coal used in steam trains
What transport can renewable energy resources be used for
Vehicles that run on bio-fuels
What are renewable energy resources
Never run out
Do less damage to environment
Some are unreliable
Name another renewable energy resource that could be used on the boat to generate electricity
Solar
Biofuels
What name is given to the energy needed to change the state of the liquid coolant
Latent heat ( of vaporisation )
