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S1 Energy [2024]
Glossary
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10/02/2024

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Heat, light, sound, kinetic, electrical
Definition
five forms of working energy
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Energy
Definition
Allows work to be done
Term
machine
Definition
Anything that changes one form of energy to another
Term
energy law
Definition
Energy cannot be created or destroyed it can only be transferred from one form to another
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Joules (J)
Definition
unit for all forms of energy
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input energy
Definition
Energy that is used by a machine
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useful energy out
Definition
Energy that is produced by a machine related to the work that the machine does
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waste energy
Definition
Energy that is produced by a machine that is not useful
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efficiency
Definition
How much of the input energy is converted to useful energy
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friction
Definition
A force produced when surfaces rub against each other
Term
Production of heat (often as waste energy)
Definition
effect of friction on a machine
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Useful output energy / Input energy x 100
Definition
Energy efficiency calculation
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Coal, natural gas and crude oil
Definition
Main fossil fuels
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furnace
Definition
Part of a fossil fueled power station that converts chemical energy to heat energy
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reactor
Definition
Part of a nuclear fueled power station that converts nuclear energy to heat energy
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generator
Definition
Part of a power station that converts kinetic energy to electrical energy
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Finite
Definition
something in limited supply (will run out)
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infinite
Definition
Something that will last forever (will not run out)
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Renewable energy sources
Definition
Supplies of energy that will not run out
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Wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, hydroelectric
Definition
Examples of renewable energy
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