P1-Energy Flashcards

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What are the different energy stores

A

1) thermal energy store
2) kinetic energy store
3) gravitational potential energy store
4) elastic potential energy store
5) Chemical energy store
6) magnetic energy store
7) Electrostatic energy store
8) nuclear energy store

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2
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Is the meaning of a system in physics

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A fancy word for a single object or group of objects

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3
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What do you mean by when a system changes in physics

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Energy is transferred

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4
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What is a closed system in physics

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Where neither matter no energy can leave or enter

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5
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What is meant by net change in physics

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Means total energy

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6
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What is the net change of a closed system

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Always zero

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7
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How can energy be transferred

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By heating or by doing work

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8
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What is the meaning of work done in physics

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Energy transferred

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9
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What is specific heat capacity

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Is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1°c

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10
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What is the conservation of mass principle in physics

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Energy can be transferred but cannot be created or destroyed

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11
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What is meant by power in physics

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Is the rate of energy transfer or the rate of doing work

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12
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Information on non-renewable energy resources

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1) They will run out one day
2) They do damage to the environment
3) But they provide most of our energy

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13
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Information on renewable energy resources.

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These will never run out

Most of them do damage to the environment but less nasty ways than nonrenewable

They don’t provide much energy and some of them are unreliable because they depend on whether

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14
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What are the three main fossil fuse

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1) Coal
2) Oil
3) Natural gas

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15
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Name five renewable energy resources

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The Sun

Wind

Geothermal

Hydro electrical

Water waves

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16
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What is geothermal power

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It is possible in volcanic areas or where hot rock lies quite near the surface. The source of much of the energy is the slow decay of radioactive materials deep inside of the Earth

This is a brilliant way for free energy that is reliable and does very little damage to the environment

Geothermal power can be used to generate electricity or to heat buildings directly

The main problems with this is that there isn’t very many suitable locations and that the cost of building a power plant is often high compared to the amount of energy it produces