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⭐️Topic SP3 - Conservation Of Energy Flashcards

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1
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What are the energy stores?

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  • Chemical energy
  • thermal energy
  • elastic potential energy
  • gravitational potential energy
  • kinetic energy
  • nuclear energy
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2
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Give some energy transfers

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By heating 
By electricity 
By light
By sound 
By forces
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3
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What is the law of conservation of energy?

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Energy can’t be created or destroyed and is only transferred

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4
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What are the units of energy?

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Joules (J)

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5
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What are the energy stores and transfers in a breaking car?

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Kinetic energy transferred by forces during breaking causing thermal energy to be stored in the brakes

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6
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What does a snakes diagram show?

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Amount of energy transferred, width of the arrows represents the amount of energy in J

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7
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When does energy dissipate?

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When transferred to its surroundings

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8
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How can friction be reduced?

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By lubrication through gasses, oil or liquids

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9
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What energy transfers does friction cause?

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By heating and is usually wasted energy

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10
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When you pedal a bike, how is wasted energy transferred to surroundings?

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By heating

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11
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What number is efficiency given as?

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Between 0 and 1 and the higher the efficiency the better efficient the machine is

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How do you calculate efficiency?

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Useful energy transferred / total energy supplied to the device

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13
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What increases the efficiency?

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Reducing the amount of wasted energy

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14
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How can wasted energy be reduced?

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Reducing friction in mechanical processes, finding ways all fuel going into an engine is burned

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15
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How can energy be transferred by heating?

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Conduction, convection and radiation

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16
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What happens in conduction?

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Vibrations are passed on between particles in a solid

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17
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What happens in convection?

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Part of the fluid that’s warmer than the rest rises and sets up a convection current

18
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What’s different about radiation in terms of transferring heat?

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energy can be transferred through a vacuum

19
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What is infrared radiation absorbed and emitted by?

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Absorbed and emitted easily by dull and dark surfaces and is absorbed poorly by light and shiny surfaces

20
Q

Name a good thermal conductor and why

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A metal as energy can be easily transferred through it by heating

21
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Why is air a good thermal insulator?

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As when trapped, it doesn’t form convection currents so not much energy is transferred

22
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how is rate of energy transferred through a material reduced?

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  • increasing thickness
  • decreasing thermal conductivity
  • decreasing temperature difference
23
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How can you decrease the thermal conductivity if a house?

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By building them with a cavity do less energy escape as it contains air between two walls which acts as an insulator to reduce the rate of energy transfer

24
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How does a vacuum flask keep drinks hot or cold?

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As where the liquid is encased in glass walls with a silver coating that poorly absorb and emit infrared radiation. There is then another wall with a vacuum gap between it and the liquid container to prevent energy transfer

25
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When does an object have a store of GPE?

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When it’s above the surface of the earth

26
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What is the formula for change in GPE?

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Change in GPE (J) = mass (kg) x gravitational field strength (N/kg) x change in vertical height (m)

27
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What is gravitational field strength in earth?

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9.8 N/kg but can be rounded to 10N/kg in calculations

28
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What’s kinetic energy?

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The energy stored in moving objects

29
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How can you calculate kinetic energy?

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Kinetic energy (J) = 1/2 x mass (kg) x speed^2 (m/s^2)

30
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Why are nuclear fuels important in space craft?

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As they store a lot of energy in a small piece of material

31
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Give some non renewable energy resources

A

Coal, oil and natural gas

32
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What are the positives of oil?

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stores a lot of energy and is easy to use in engines

33
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What are the positives of natural gas?

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Emits less CO2 than oil and coal, it can heat homes and be used for cooking

34
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What are the positives and negatives of nuclear fuel?

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Positives: doesn’t emit any carbon dioxide or other gas
Negatives: produces radioactive waste that’s very hard to dispose of safely and the power stations are hard to decommission safely

35
Q

State two reasons why many countries are trying to reduce the amount of non renewable fuel they use

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  • because it is releasing CO2 into the atmosphere and contributing to global warming
  • because fossil fuels are running out
36
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Why are we not only using renewable energy resources to generate electricity?

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As most aren’t available all the time and they can take up a lot of land

37
Q

For solar energy:
What is it?
Positives?
Negatives?

A

They collect energy from the sun and can be used in farms or on house roofs
+ heats water in homes and is cheap after initial installation
-not available all the time

38
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For hydroelectricity:
What is it?
Positives?
Negatives?

A

Electricity generated by falling water where water can be trapped in high reservoirs
+always available and can be started and stopped very quickly
-it means large areas of lands have to be flooded for the reservoir

39
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For wind turbines:
What is it?
Positives?
Negatives?

A

Generate electricity with wind
+can power large areas at once
-a lot of wind turbines are needed to produce the same amount of fuel as fossil fuel power stations and can spoil natural landscape

40
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For tidal power:
What is it?
Positives?
Negatives?

A

Generates electricity by turning turbines in a huge dam as tides flow in and out
+means CO2 isn’t emitted
-unpredictable and not everywhere in the UK is suitable for this

41
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For bio fuels:
What is it?
Positives?
Negatives?

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Energy made from animal waste and plant waste
+they are carbon neutral and so don’t effect carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere by neither reducing them nor adding to them, they can be used in the same was as fossil fuels
-energy is needed to grow and harvest them making them not really carbon neutral overall

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