Year 7
Conservation of Energy and Efficiency
Quantify energy, using box diagrams, and explain the idea of conservation of energy. Identify useful and wasted energy transfers and calculate efficiency from written questions and Sankey diagrams.
Year 7
Conservation of Energy and Efficiency
Quantify energy, using box diagrams, and explain the idea of conservation of energy. Identify useful and wasted energy transfers and calculate efficiency from written questions and Sankey diagrams.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Describe energy transfers using box diagrams
- Apply the conservation of energy to examples
- Calculate the efficiency of energy transfers
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6 Questions
Q1.
What unit is energy measured in?
metres (m)
seconds (s)
watts (W)
Q2.
Which of these statements about energy is true?
Energy can be created.
Energy can be destroyed.
Energy is only found in hot objects.
Q3.
A light bulb has energy transferred to it electrically. How is energy wasted by a light bulb?
Chemical energy is given out to the surroundings.
Gravitational potential energy is given out to the surroundings.
Nuclear energy is given out to the surroundings.
Q4.
A washing machine transfers energy to its thermal and kinetic stores to wash clothes. How is energy wasted by a washing machine?
Chemical energy is given out to the surroundings.
Gravitational potential energy is given out to the surroundings.
Nuclear energy is given out to the surroundings.
Q5.
Match the energy store to a real life example.
a football moving quickly
a book high up on a shelf
a banana
a bow pulled back to fire an arrow
Q6.
Match the energy transfer to a real life example.
a circuit
a crane lifting an object
a frying pan warming up on a hob
a microwave oven using microwaves to heat food
6 Questions
Q1.
What is the law of energy conservation?
Energy can be created and destroyed.
Energy can be created, but not destroyed.
Energy can be created, destroyed and transferred.
Q2.
What is energy dissipation?
when energy is transferred to many different stores
when energy is transferred to useful stores
Q3.
How is energy commonly dissipated?
by heating to the kinetic energy store of the surroundings
electrically to the kinetic energy store of the surroundings
mechanically to the thermal store of the surroundings
Q4.
How can efficiency be calculated?
efficiency = energy input ÷ useful energy output
efficiency = total energy output ÷ energy input
efficiency = useful energy output ÷ not useful energy output
Q5.
How is efficiency often shown?
as a fraction
in standard form
to the nearest 10
Q6.
What is the purpose of a Sankey diagram?
to show the direction of energy transfers
to show the power in a system
to show the time taken for energy to transfer