physics p5 Flashcards

1
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what is energy

A

a quantity (joules) that tells you what is possible and doesn’t tell you what will happen

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2
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what are the types of energy stores

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chemical
thermal
kinetic
gravitational
magnetic
elastic
nuclear
electrostatic

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3
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what is an example of a chemical energy store

A

pile of coal with oxygen

glucose in muscles with oxygen

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4
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give example of thermal energy store

A

hot bath

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5
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give example of kinetic energy store

A

moving car

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6
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give example of gravitational energy store

A

a skier at top of a hill

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7
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give example of elastic potential energy

A

stretched elastic band

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8
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give example of nuclear store

A

hydrogen in the sun

lump of uranium

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9
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how is energy transferred?

A

between different stores:
mechanically
electrically
heating
radiation

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10
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what is the law of conservation of energy

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energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only be transferred between stores.

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11
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How does an electric current transfer energy?

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It transfers energy when charges moves from a chemical potential store to a device like lamp

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12
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What does the power rating of an appliance tell you?

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It tells you the rate at which they transfer energy between stores

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13
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what units are work done measured in

A

Joules (J) or kilowatt-hour (KWh)

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14
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what do electrical appliances do?

A

transfers energy electrically from chemical stores for a particular job

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15
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How do appliances change energy between stores?

A

transfer energy from one store to another

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16
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What are the steps to analyzing an energy transfer system?

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  • identify start and end points of what it is doing e.g turned on or off
  • identify stores e.g kinetic
17
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What are two ways to increase energy in a thermal store?

A
  1. Burning a fuel
  2. Using an electric current to transfer energy
18
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What causes a temperature difference?

A

A temperature difference produces a transfer of energy from a hot object to a cool object until it is in equilibrium

19
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what does ‘in equilibrium’ (thermal) mean?

A

when two objects reach the same temperature and no more energy is transferred between them

20
Q

How do storage heaters work?

A

it contains a large piece of concrete that heats up during the night so in the day, it cools down and heats the house

21
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What is energy dissipation?

A

when energy spreads out to the surroundings (usually thermal) making it less useful.

22
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What happens to energy after watching TV or drying clothes?

A

dissipates as thermal energy into the surroundings

23
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How can energy dissipation be reduced?

A
  • Using lubrication to reduce friction (e.g. using oil)
  • Using insulation to reduce heat transfer (e.g., foam in walls)
24
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what is efficiency?

A

a measure of how good a device is at changing energy from one form to another

25
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how to calculate efficiency

A

useful energy out / total energy in x100

(smaller/bigger) x100