Greenshaw High School Science Department

Autumn Term 1 Physics

Year 11 Home learning Booklet

Name: ______________________
Teacher: ______________________

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Task 1 – Energy

1. Retrieval questions (Answers will be uploaded to FROG)

Energy
1 What is energy? The capacity or ability to do work

er y ca ot be created or
2 Describe the law of conservation of energy
de troyed o ly tored or tra erred
i etic che ical ela tic pote tial ther al clear
3 Name the 8 energy stores ra itatio al pote tial electro tatic a etic

echa ical work electrical work by

4 Name the 4 energy transfer pathways heati by radiatio
What is the equation for calculating kinetic
5 energy?

2. Exam-style practice questions (Answers will be uploaded to FROG)

In a sport called far-leaping, an athlete uses a long pole to cross a river.

Figure 1 shows an athlete far-leaping.

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Figure 2 shows the athlete in different stages of far-leaping.

(a) Complete the sentence.

Choose answers from the box.

kinetic / chemical / nuclear / elastic potential / gravitational potential

Between positions A and B the athlete speeds up. There is

ki etic
• an increase in the athlete’s _________________________ energy and
che ical
• a decrease in the athlete’s _________________________ store of energy.
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(b) Between positions B and C the athlete jumps to the pole and climbs up it.
Which statement describes a change in the athlete’s energy between positions B and C?

Tick (✓) one box.

Elastic potential energy decreases.

Elastic potential energy increases.

Gravitational potential energy decreases.

Gravitational potential energy increases.

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(c) The pole falls over from position C. The athlete lets go of the pole and lands at position D.
• The change in height of the athlete between positions C and D is 3.0 m.
• mass of athlete = 50 kg
• gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg

Calculate the change in gravitational potential energy between positions C and D.

h
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Change in gravitational potential energy = _______________J
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Task 2 – Energy

1. Retrieval questions (Answers will be uploaded to FROG)

Energy
What is the equation for calculating energy efficiency = useful energy output
1 efficiency? total energy input
How can the efficiency of an energy transfer using a lubricant, insulation or
2 be increased? streamlining
What is meant by “non-renewable energy cannot be replenished as quickly as it
3 resources”? is used up

4 State the 3 fossil fuels coal, oil, (natural) gas

What are the primary uses of energy heating, electricity generation and
5 resources? transport

2. Exam-style practice questions (Answers will be uploaded to FROG)

(a) Coal, gas, oil and wood are all examples of fuels.
(i) What are fuels?
sources of (chemical) energy
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 (ii) Write the names of these fuels in the table below to show which are renewable and
which are non-renewable.

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(b) The list below shows energy resources which are not fuels.
geothermal nuclear solar tides wind
Write the names of the energy resources in the table below to show which are renewable and
which are non-renewable.

geothermal nuclear

solar

tides

wind

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(c) Why is it better to use more renewable energy resources rather than
non-renewable resources?
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non-renewable resources cause pollution in the form of greenhouse gases or nuclear waste
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Non-renewable resources will run out and will not be replaced quickly
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Task 3 – Energy

1. Retrieval questions (Answers will be uploaded to FROG)

Electricity
What is the symbol equation for kinetic
1 energy? Eu mu

2
kilograms lug
What are the units of mass?

3 What are the units of kinetic energy?

Joules J
What store of energy is associated with a
4 stretched spring? elasticpotential
What is the word equation for elastic elasticpotentialenergy
5 potential energy? O S x Springconstant x extensive

2. Exam-style practice questions (Answers will be uploaded to FROG)

Figure 1 shows a battery-operated remote-control car.

(a) The car has a top speed of 12 m / s and a mass of 800 g.

Write down the equation that links kinetic energy, mass and speed.

kinetic E mess speed

Equation ___________________________________________________________
energy x x
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(b) Calculate the maximum kinetic energy of the car.

F Eu I m v2 A O S x 0.8 144
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I Eu Ex 800g x 12 mis 57.6

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F 800g 0.8 Ks
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57.6
Maximum kinetic energy = __________________ J
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(c) Explain why having a more efficient motor increases the top speed of the car.

Lessenergy is transferred to the thermal

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energy store of the engine and wasted

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so can be converted
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more energy
into kinetic energy
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(d) A driver wishes to buy a new car.

The table below gives some data about an electric car and one with a petrol engine.

Electric car Petrol engine car

Cost (£) 27 000 15 000

Running cost per year (£) 250 2 000

Average lifetime (years) 12 12

Which car would be the most economic over its 12 year lifetime?

Use data from the table above to support your answer.

You should include the difference in cost in your answer.

The total lifetime cost of an electric

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Car is 27000 250 12 130000

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The total lifetime cost of a petrol

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Car is i sooo 2000 12 1 39000

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The electric car is more economic aver

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12 years at it cost 19000 less over

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this time
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Task 4 – Energy

1. Retrieval questions (Answers will be uploaded to FROG)

Electricity
1 What is the definition of power? The rate of energy transfer

2 What is the unit of power? watts W

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What is the most common way that energy As thermal energy to
is "wasted"? the Surroundings
4 What is the symbol equation for power? D E
Give some examples of how to reduce using alubricant i streamlining l
insulationIdoubleglazing cavity
5 unwanted energy transfers.

2. Exam-style practice questions (Answers will be uploaded to FROG)

A student uses an electric motor to lift a load.

In the motor, the electrical energy is transferred into other types of energy. Some of this
energy is useful and the rest of the energy is wasted.

(a) (i) Name the useful energy output from the electric motor.

Gravitational potential kinetic

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(ii) What eventually happens to the wasted energy?

It is dissapated to the surroundings

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(b) A shop uses escalators to lift customers to different floor levels.
The escalators use electric motors. When the shop is not busy
some escalators are turned off. A sign tells the customers that the
escalators are turned off to save energy.

(i) Each escalator has one motor with an average power of 4000 W.
The motor is turned on for an average of 8 hours each day, 6 days
each week. Electricity costs 15 pence per kilowatt-hour.

Calculate the cost of the electricity used in an average week to run

one escalator.

Show clearly how you work out your answer.

F D E
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I 40000 8hr x G dans

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F______________________________________________________________
E P t 4000W 4kW
A______________________________________________________________
4 48 192 192kWh x Isp
2880
Cost = _______________________ pence
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Task 5 – Energy

1. Retrieval questions (Answers will be uploaded to FROG)

Electricity
What is the definition of a renewable
1 energy resource?
What are some examples of renewable
2 energy resources?
What is the definition of non-renewable
3 energy?
What are some examples of non-renewable
4 energy resources?
What are some examples of uses of energy
5 resources?

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 2. Exam-style practice questions (Answers will be uploaded to FROG)

Q1.
Electricity can be generated using various energy sources.

(a) Give one advantage and one disadvantage of using nuclear power stations rather than
gas-fired power stations to generate electricity.

Advantage __________________________________________________________

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Disadvantage _______________________________________________________

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(b) (i) A single wind turbine has a maximum power output of 2 000 000 W.

The wind turbine operated continuously at maximum power for 6 hours.

Calculate the energy output in kilowatt-hours of the wind turbine.

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Energy output = ____________________ kWh

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(ii) Why, on average, do wind turbines operate at maximum power output for only 30%
of the time?

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(c) An on-shore wind farm is made up of many individual wind turbines.

They are connected to the National Grid using underground power cables.

Give one advantage of using underground power cables rather than overhead power
cables.

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