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Energy and fuels
We will revise what energy is and how to use it.
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Physics
6th Grade
05/06/2013

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Energy is one of the big ideas in ___.
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Science
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It is so important that it has its own unit :___.
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joules
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What are joules?
Definition
Units of energy.
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What do you call anything that involves energy change?
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Work.
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Nothing can happen without ___ making it happen.
Definition
energy
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What does energy have to do to work?
Definition
Change
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What is energy transfer?
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Energy moving from one place to another.
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What is energy transformation?
Definition
Energy changing type.
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What are we surrounded by?
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Different types of energy.
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What kind of energy does a moving object have?
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Kinetic energy.
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What kind of energy is stored in things that are high up?
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Gravitational Potential Energy
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What kind of energy do fuels store?
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chemical energy.
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What kind of energy is given out by hot objects?
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Heat energy (thermal energy).
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What kind of energy is given out by luminous objects?
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Light energy
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What kind of energy is stored in things that are squashed or streched?
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Elastic potential energy
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What is the energy carried by electricity called?
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Electricity
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What kind of energy is given out by loudspeakers?
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Sound energy.
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What does energy need to do to make things happen?
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change from one type to another.
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How can we show some of these changes?
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Use an energy transformation diagram.
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What do all fuels have in common?
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They all have chemical energy in them.
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Why do we burn fuels?
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to release this stored energy as heat.
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What do we use the energy for?
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Useful things.
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Where do electrical energy come from (most of it)?
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Burning fuels in power stations.
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What do generators do?
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Change energy into electrical energy.
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What would you use in a science laboratory?
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a bunsen burner.
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What does a bunsen burner do?
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Burn methane or propane gas to release heat energy.
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What do we do in everyday life?
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Burn lots of fuels to do different jobs.
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What are car fuels usually called?
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Diesel or petrol.
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What does diesel/petrol burn inside?
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An engine.
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How do we make things do jobs for us?
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Burn fuels.
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What are the four categories that jobs mainly fall into?
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transport, heating, cooking and making electricity.
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Who invented the Bunsen Burner?
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Robert Bunsen.
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How does a Bunsen burner produce a hot flame?
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It burns methane or propane.
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How do you use a Bunsen burner safely?
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follow the safety rules.
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What is the first safety instruction to using a Bunsen burner?
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Wear safety goggles.
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What are the two second safety instructions to using a Bunsen burner?
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Long hair tied back and loose clothing tucked in.
Term
Where should the Bunsen Burner be placed?
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On a heatproof mat.
Term
What should you attach the side tube to?
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The gas tap.
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How should you light the Bunsen Burner?
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With the airhole closed using a lighted splint
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When should you turn the gas on?
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When the lighted splint is above the Bunsen burner.
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What else should you do?
Definition
Follow the other important lab rules such as never run in the lab.
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