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  • 1 Energy

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  • What are the 9 types of energy?

    Thermal
    Radiation
    Sound 
    Kinetic
    Electrical
    Nuclear
    Elastic
    Gravitational
    Chemical
  • Kinetic Energy Formula

    KE 1/2 mass x velocity2
  • Work done and power formulas

    Wd= force x distance in the direction of force
    power = wd/ t
  • Hydro electric power

    HEP uses kinetic energy of moving water from behind a high dam. The GPE turns to kinetic which drives a generator to produce electricity. Energy needed to pump water up hill 
    Renewable, inexpensive, somewhere high and body of water, reliable quick start up time, efficient.
  • Geo thermal energy


    Renewable, inexpensive, only in geothermal rivers, very efficientHot water and steam from underground can be used to drive turbines to generate electricity.
  • 2 Forces

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  • What is meant by a vector quantity?

    A physical quantity with magnitude and direction e.g. velocity, acceleration, force, momentum, displacement, weight, gravitational field strength.
  • What is meant by a scalar quantity?

    scalar quantities have magnitude but no direction e.g. speed, distance, time, mass, energy and power
  • Elastic and inelastic deformation

    E- An object will return to its original shape and size after the forces have been removed.
    IE- an object will not return to its original shape and size
  • Investigating Springs Practical?


    See Practical sheet in folder 
  • How do levers act as force multipliers?

    Levers can exert greater forces than the force applied to the lever by the effort.

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