GCSE C21 P3 Unscramble
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| energy source | Can be used for energy!
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| power station | They generate electricity here.
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| thermal power station | They generate electricity using steam to drive a turbine.
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| social impact | The effect on society.
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| environmental impact | The effect on the environment.
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| efficiency | Useful energy output / total energy supplied
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| carbon footprint | CO2 emissions.
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| power | Energy transferred per second.
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| energy | Measured in joules or kilowatt-hours.
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| demand | How much power we want.
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| primary source | e.g. fossil fuels, solar, etc - can be used to generate electricity
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| secondary source | e.g. electricity - we use a primary energy source to generate this
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| fossil fuel | 3 fuels - coal, natural gas, crude oil.
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| domestic | Relating to the home / household.
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| Sankey diagram | shows energy flow through a process / device
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| generator | Spin this to make electricity.
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| voltage | Use current and this to calculate electrical power.
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| turbine | Can be driven by steam, water or wind. They make this spin.
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| wave | Energy source - only from the sea.
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| wind | Energy source - can be on land or in the sea.
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| hydroelectric | Energy source - uses water flowing down from high mountains.
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| nuclear | Energy source - produces radioactive waste.
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| thermal | 'heat' energy
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| biofuel | Energy source - can be grown, might be plant or animal waste.
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| solar | Energy source - from the Sun.
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| geothermal | Energy source - pump water down into the rocks to make steam.
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| tidal | Energy source - works twice each day.
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| power output | How many watts (kilowatts, megawatts etc) a power station can produce.
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| lifetime | How long a power station can usefully work.
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| security of supply | We don't want to have no energy!
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| joule | Standard unit for ENERGY.
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| kilowatt-hour | A large unit for ENERGY.
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| second | Standard unit for TIME.
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| hour | A large unit for TIME.
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| watt | Standard unit for POWER.
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| kilowatt | A large unit for POWER.
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| amps / amperes | Standard unit for CURRENT.
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| volts | Standard unit for VOLTAGE or POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE.
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| radioactive waste | Risk related to nuclear power stations.
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| radioactive | Gives out radiation from its nucleus.
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| ionising | Can damage molecules (including DNA).
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| contamination | If a radioactive material comes into contact with a person of their clothing.
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| irradiation | When a person is exposed to ionising radiation.
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| risk | Might be harmful.
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| benefit | The good that comes from something.
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| perceived risk | How dangerous people THINK it might be.
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| calculated risk | How dangerous something is, based on statistical / scientific evidence.
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| waste | Unwanted left over.
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| boiler | In a thermal power station, where water is turned into steam.
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