Energy - Science Revision

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  • Created by: ACosgrove
  • Created on: 19-05-17 12:01
What are the 8 types of energy?
Light, Kinetic, Gravitational Potential, Sound Energy, Electrical, Chemical, Heat, Elastic
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How do you calculate power?
Energy transformed (joules) / Time (seconds)
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What units are used to measure power?
Watts
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How do you calculate energy used?
Power x Time
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What are the units for energy?
Joules
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What does an energy efficient light bulb do?
Makes more light energy and less heat energy
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What are the wasted energy transfers with a television?
Heat
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Name 11 sources of energy (ways of generating electricity)
Solar, wind, geothermal, hydrogen, tidal, wave, hydroelectric, biomass, nuclear, fossil, coal
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What are the energy transfers involved in a coal power station?
this energy is transfered in heat and stored in water in steam
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Name three alternative energy sources
wind, solar and geothermal
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What are the advantages of using fossil fuels to generate electricity?
Produces a lot of energy
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What are the disadvantages of using fossil fuels to generate electricity?
Increases global warming
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What are the advantages of using solar power to generate electricity?
Cheap
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What are the disadvantages of using solar power to generate electricity?
There isn't always sunlight
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What causes global warming?
Climate change
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Name two greenhouse gases
Carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide
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Give three examples of climate change
Icecaps melting, temprature rising and sea levels rising
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