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Energy
Question | Answer |
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Give an advantage of Nuclear Power | No CO2 emissions |
Give a disadvantage of Nuclear Power | Radioactive waste |
Suggest a commonly used domestic renewable energy? | Solar |
Which energy is best described as the movement of particles? | Electrical |
After a ball is dropped, just before it hits the ground, what kind of energy does it have? | kinetic |
When a ball is held at a height, what kind of energy does it have? | Potential |
Coal, wood, oil. What do these have in common? | They're non-renewable sources of energy |
Water, wind, the sun. What do these have in common? | They're renewable sources of energy. |
Pick the odd one out. Solar. Biomass, Geothermal, Heat, Nuclear, Wave, Coal, Oil. | Heat |
Describe the energy conversion in a Jack in the Box? | Potential-Kinetic |
Describe the energy conversion in boiling a kettle. | Electrical-heat |
Why doesn't a dropped football bounce forever? | It loses energy to its' surroundings. |
Suggest an energy sources that could be used in the west coast of Ireland | Wind |
Suggest a source of energy that could be used for a community near water | Hydroelectic |
Suggest an energy source that could be used for people who live on islands in rough seas. | Wave |
Suggest an inefficent energy source used in Ireland | Fossil Fuels |
Name a thing that change electrical energy to light energy. | Bulb |
What is the law of conservation of energy? | Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another |
How does a toaster work? | It changes electrical energy to heat energy |
What is the unit of energy? | Joules (J) |
What allows a falling ball to speed up? | Potential energy converting to kinetic energy |
How would you measure the energy in a peanut but burning it under a can of water? | Measure the change in temperature. |