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1stYearEnergy
Energy
Question | Answer |
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Holding a hot water bottle involves the transfer of which energy type? | Heat energy. |
When you listen to music, what sort of energy is involved? | Sound energy. |
How does sound travel through the air? | As waves of vibrating air molecules. |
When you charge a phone what type of energy conversion occurs? | Electrical energy to chemical energy. |
Turning on a light involves which conversion of energy? | Electrical energy to light energy. |
Which sort of energy is released when eating breakfast? | Chemical energy. |
Energy that is stored is called what? | Potential energy. |
Where can potential energy be found? | In any object raised from the ground, in a stretched spring or rubber band, in the drawn string of a bow, two planets orbiting a star and many other places! |
Fuels are useful as they provide which type of energy? | Chemical energy. |
When fuels are burnt, what sort of energy change occurs? | Chemical energy to heat energy. |
When plucking a guitar string, which energy change occurs? | Potential energy to sound energy. |
What can be used to turn light energy in to electrical energy? | A solar cell. |
An electric motor supplies kinetic energy but also gives off which two other forms of energy? | Heat and sound energy. |
Can non-renewable fuel be replaced? | No. |
What are fossil fuels made from? | The remains of dead animals or plants. |
Can energy be destroyed? | No. |
Can energy be transferred from one form to another? | Yes. |
Is coal formed from dead animals or plants? | Plants. |
In a power station, what is the role of the dynamo? | To change kinetic energy to electrical energy. |
In a hydroelectric power plant, what sort of energy does water stored behind a damn have? | Potential energy. |
What is conduction? | The transfer of heat through a solid. |
What is the term used to describe heat being transferred through gases and liquids? | Convection. |
When a fluid is heated it e________. | expands. |
When the particles in a solid are heated they v________. | vibrate. |
A fluid becomes denser when it _______. | cools. |
Name two materials that are good heat insulators. | Plastic and wood. |
Metals let heat travel through them. Are they good or bad conductors of heat? | Good. |
What is the movement of water in response to heat called? | A convection current. |
All hot things give out i_______ r_______. | Infrared radiation. |
Why can infrared radiation travel through glass? | Because glass is transparent. |
When infrared radiation hits an object what can happen? | The infrared radiation can be absorbed or reflected. |
Which colour is best for reflecting heat? | White. |
Which colour is best for absorbing heat? | Black. |