Energy Questions Part 2: Name
Energy Questions Part 2: Name
Date: ________________________
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Q1.
The appliances shown below transfer electrical energy to other types of energy.
(a) The vacuum cleaner is designed to transfer electrical energy to kinetic energy.
Three more of the appliances are also designed to transfer electrical energy to
kinetic energy. Which three?
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(Total 5 marks)
Q2.
In the UK, most electricity is generated in power stations that burn fossil fuels.
(a) Which type of fossil fuel power station has the shortest start-up time?
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(b) The diagram shows how electricity is distributed around the UK.
(i) Which of the parts labelled in the diagram form the National Grid?
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Draw a ring around the correct answer in each box to complete each
sentence.
current.
voltage.
less dangerous.
work faster.
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What does the data in the graph suggest will probably happen to the percentage of
electricity generated in the UK without using fossil fuels over the next 10 years?
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(Total 5 marks)
Q3.
(a) Geothermal energy and the energy of falling water are two resources used to
generate electricity.
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(ii) Hydroelectric systems generate electricity using the energy of falling water.
Explain how.
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(b) In this question you will be assessed on using good English, organising information
clearly and using specialist terms where appropriate.
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(Total 9 marks)
Q4.
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.
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(b) The graph shows the input energy the motor needs to lift different loads by one
metre.
What can you conclude from the graph about the relationship between the load lifted
and the input energy needed?
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(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.
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(ii) Give one environmental advantage to turning off electrical appliances when
they are not being used.
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(Total 8 marks)
Q5.
The miners working in a salt mine use smooth wooden slides to move quickly from one
level to another.
Calculate the change in gravitational potential energy of the miner when he moves
15 m vertically downwards.
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(b) Calculate the maximum possible speed that the miner could reach at the bottom of
the slide.
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(c) The speed of the miner at the bottom of the slide is much less than the calculated
maximum possible speed.
Explain why.
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(Total 8 marks)
Q6.
(a) The diagram shows the energy transformations produced by a television.
When the television is working, 1200 joules of energy are supplied to the television
every second. The useful energy transferred by the television is 720 joules every
second.
(i) Use the equation in the box to calculate the efficiency of the television.
Show clearly how you work out your answer.
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Efficiency = _________________________
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(ii) Use one word from the diagram to complete the following sentence.
wasted as ______________________________ .
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(b) A homeowner is sent an electricity bill every 3 months. The total amount of electrical
energy used during one 3-month period was 800 kilowatt-hours.
Electrical energy costs 15p per kilowatt-hour.
Use the equation in the box to calculate the cost of the energy transferred from the
mains electricity supply.
Show clearly how you work out your answer and give the unit.
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Cost = _________________________
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(Total 5 marks)
Q7.
A farmer has installed a biogas electricity generator on his farm. This device generates
electricity by burning the methane gas produced from rotting animal waste. Methane is a
greenhouse gas. When methane burns, carbon dioxide and water are produced.
The animal waste rots in an anaerobic digester. The digester and the generator are kept
inside a farm building and cannot be seen from the outside.
(a) The animal waste used in the anaerobic digester is a renewable energy source.
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(b) Suggest one reason why farmers have been encouraged to install their own biogas
generators.
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(c) The farmer’s monthly electricity bill using the mains electricity supply was £300.
The biogas generator cost the farmer £18 000 to buy and install.
Assuming the biogas generator provides all of the farmer’s electricity, what is the
pay-back time for the generator?
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(d) It would have been cheaper for the farmer to have bought and installed a small wind
turbine.
Give two advantages of using the biogas generator rather than a wind turbine, to
generate the electricity used on the farm.
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(Total 5 marks)
Q8.
A homeowner had a new gas boiler installed.
(a) The following information is an extract from the information booklet supplied with the
boiler.
Water temperature 60 °C
Efficiency 0.95
(i) Calculate the energy transferred each second by the gas boiler to the water
inside the boiler.
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Energy transferred by the gas boiler each second = ___________ kJ
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(ii) The energy value of the gas used in a home is measured in kilowatt-hours
(kWh).
The homeowner has a pre-payment meter and pays £30 into his account. With
a pre-payment meter, gas costs 15p per kilowatt-hour.
Calculate the total number of hours that the gas boiler would operate for £30.
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(b) Although the gas boiler is very efficient, some energy is wasted.
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(Total 6 marks)
Q9.
(a) The pie chart shows the energy sources used by one company to generate
electricity.
(i) Which two energy sources used by the company do not produce any polluting
gases?
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(ii) Calculate the percentage (%) of electricity that is generated using energy
sources that do not produce any polluting gases.
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(b) Which graph, A, B or C, is most likely to show the electrical power output from a
wind turbine over one day?
Graph
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(c) The government has said that more electricity must be generated from renewable
energy sources. A newspaper reported that:
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(Total 4 marks)
Q10.
The diagram shows a small-scale, micro-hydroelectricity generator which uses the energy
of falling river water to generate electricity. The water causes a device, called an
Archimedean screw, to rotate.
The Archimedean screw is linked to the generator by a gearbox.
(a) Complete the following sentence by drawing a ring around the correct word in the
box.
chemical
kinetic
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(i) What name is given to the system of cables and transformers used to transfer
electricity to homes anywhere in the country?
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(ii) Using short cables to transfer electricity to local homes is much more efficient
than using very long cables to transfer electricity to homes anywhere in the
country.
Why?
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(d) Nepal is a mountainous country with over 6000 rivers. In Nepal, 9000 kW of
electricity are generated using micro-hydroelectric generators.
Suggest one reason why in the UK much less electricity is generated using
micro-hydroelectric generators, than in Nepal.
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(Total 6 marks)
Q11.
(a) An electricity company claims to generate all of its electricity from environmentally
friendly energy sources.
The energy sources used by the company are shown in the pie chart.
Do you think that the claim made by the company is correct?
Yes No Maybe
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(b) The government is committed to increasing the amount of electricity generated from
renewable sources. A newspaper reported that:
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Q12.
The diagram shows a small-scale, micro-hydroelectricity generator which uses the energy
of falling river water to generate electricity. The water causes a device, called an
Archimedean screw, to rotate.
The Archimedean screw is linked to the generator by a gearbox.
(a) Each second, the micro-hydroelectricity generator transforms 80 000 joules of
gravitational potential energy into 60 000 joules of electrical energy.
(i) Fill in the missing word to complete the energy transformation diagram.
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Gravitational potential Electrical energy
energy
energy of the falling water generated
of the Archimedean screw
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(ii) Use the equation in the box to calculate the efficiency of the
micro-hydroelectricity generator.
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Efficiency = ______________________________
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(b) The power output from a conventional large-scale hydroelectric power station is 100
000 times more than the power output from a micro-hydroelectric system.
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(ii) Explain why transferring the electricity directly to local homes is more efficient
than using the National Grid to distribute the electricity.
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(Total 7 marks)
Q13.
The diagram shows a wind turbine.
(a) The blades of the turbine are 20 metres long. On average, 15 000 kg of air, moving
at a speed of 12 m/s, hit the blades every second.
Calculate the kinetic energy of the air hitting the blades every second.
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(b) Part of the kinetic energy of the wind is transformed into electrical energy.
The diagram shows that, for the same wind speed, the power output of a turbine, in
kilowatts, depends on the length of the turbine blades.
Give a reason why doubling the diameter of the blades more than doubles the
power output of a turbine.
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(Total 3 marks)
Q14.
A person uses a stairlift to go upstairs. The stairlift is powered by an electric motor.
The Sankey diagram shows the energy transfers for the electric motor.
(a) Complete the following sentence.
(b) Use the equation in the box to calculate the efficiency of the electric motor.
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Efficiency = _______________________
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(Total 3 marks)
Q15.
(a) By 2023, nearly all of the existing nuclear power stations in the UK will be closed
down.
(i) Before a nuclear power station can be demolished, the remaining nuclear fuel,
radioactive waste materials and reactor must be carefully removed.
decontaminating
dismantling
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(ii) The workers are exposed to radiation as they remove the reactor. One of the
biggest risks is from the isotope cobalt-60, which has a half-life of 5.3 years.
Explain the advantage of waiting 11 years after a nuclear power station has
closed down before starting to remove the reactor.
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(b) It is almost certain that new nuclear power stations will be built in the UK.
The table shows the results of surveys asking people in the UK whether they were in
favour of, or against, the building of new nuclear power stations.
(i) From these surveys, how did public opinion on the building of new nuclear
power stations change between 2001 and 2007?
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(ii) Suggest a reason why some people may think that the results from these
surveys are unreliable.
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(iii) Give one reason in favour of building new nuclear power stations.
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(c) The government of one Middle Eastern country has decided to build its first nuclear
power station. The oil that would have been used to generate electricity can then be
sold to other countries.
economic issues
ethical issues
social issues
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(Total 7 marks)
Q16.
(a) The diagram shows a solar powered device being used to recharge a mobile phone.
On average, the solar cells produce 0.6 joules of electrical energy each second.
The solar cells have an efficiency of 0.15.
(i) Calculate the average energy input each second to the device.
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(b) Scientists have developed a new type of solar cell with an efficiency of over 40 %.
The efficiency of the solar cell was confirmed independently by other scientists.
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(c) The electricity used in homes in the UK is normally generated in a fossil fuel power
station.
Outline some of the advantages of using solar cells to generate this electricity.
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(Total 6 marks)
Q17.
(a) Most electricity in the UK is generated in power stations that burn fossil fuels.
The bar chart shows how much carbon dioxide is produced for each kilowatt-hour of
electricity generated using a fossil fuel.
(i) Which fossil fuel produces the smallest amount of carbon dioxide for each
kilowat-hour of electricity generated?
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(ii) Which one of the following statements gives the reason why the data has
been shown as a bar chart and not as a line graph?
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(iii) Why does a nuclear power station not produce any carbon dioxide?
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Name one other type of renewable energy source used to produce electricity.
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(iii) A power station generates 36 000 000 watts (36 MW) of electrical power by
burning straw. The average power used in each home in the UK over one year
is 2000 watts.
Calculate the number of homes that the power station could supply electricity
to.
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Q18.
The picture shows a new washing machine. When the door is closed and the machine
switched on, an electric motor rotates the drum and washing.
(a) What happens to the energy wasted by the electric motor?
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(b) The diagram shows the label from the new washing machine.
An ‘A’ rated washing machine is more energy efficient than a ‘C’ rated washing
machine.
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(c) The graph shows that washing clothes at a lower temperature uses less energy
than washing them at a higher temperature. Using less energy will save money.
(i) Electricity costs 12 p per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
The temperature setting is turned down from 40 °C to 30 °C.
Use the graph and equation in the box to calculate the money saved each
wash cycle.
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(ii) Suggest why reducing the amount of energy used by washing machines could
reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere.
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(Total 6 marks)
Q19.
Over the next 15 years, some of the older nuclear power stations will be closed down, and
the process of decommissioning will start. In the same period, several countries plan to
build a number of new nuclear power stations.
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(ii) How does decommissioning affect the overall cost of electricity generated
using nuclear fuels?
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Graph 1 compares how the electricity generated from one kilogram of nuclear fuel
changed between 1980 and 2005 in three different types of nuclear power station.
(i) Compare the efficiency of the three types of power station, K, L and M,
between 1980 and 2005.
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Graph 2 shows two different predictions for the global growth in uranium demand
over the next few years.
(ii) Suggest reasons why it is not possible to predict accurately how much
uranium will be needed in 2025.
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Q20.
The farmers in a village in India use solar powered water pumps to irrigate the fields.
On average, a one square metre panel of solar cells receives 5 kWh of energy from the
Sun each day.
The solar cells have an efficiency of 0.15
(a) (i) Calculate the electrical energy available from a one square metre panel of
solar cells.
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(ii) On average, each solar water pump uses 1.5 kWh of energy each day.
Calculate the area of solar cells required by one solar water pump.
(b) Give one reason why the area of solar cells needed will probably be greater than
the answer to part (a)(ii).
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(Total 4 marks)
Q21.
Four students are talking about the different energy sources used to generate electricity in
the areas where they live.
(a) Draw one line from where each student lives (List A) to the energy source in their
area (List B).
List A List B
Where each student lives Energy source
Wind
Waves
Solar
Tides
Geothermal
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(b) All of the energy sources given in part (a) can be used to generate electricity.
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(c) In a hydroelectric power station, the energy from falling water is used to generate
electricity.
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(Total 6 marks)
Q22.
(a) The diagram shows two switches on a room heater. The heater has three power
settings. The power produced by two of the settings is given in the table.
Setting Power in kW
Low 0.5
Medium 1.5
High
(i) When both switches are on, the heater works at the high power setting.
What is the power of the heater, in kilowatts, when it is switched to the high
power setting?
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(ii) The heater is used on the high power setting. It is switched on for 1½ hours.
Calculate the energy transferred from the mains to the heater in 1½ hours.
Show clearly how you work out your answer and give the unit.
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(b) The graph shows how the temperature of a room changes during the 1½ hours that
the heater is used.
After 1 hour, the temperature of the room has become constant, even though the
heater is still switched on.
Explain why.
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(Total 7 marks)
Q23.
The map shows the positions of two towns on either side of a very large coastal bay in
England. The map also shows where a bridge may be built to link the towns. The road
journey from one town to the other is about 60 kilometres at present.
(a) It is estimated that building turbines and generators inside the legs of the bridge
would produce enough electricity for both towns. In addition, enough electricity
would be generated to run electric buses over the bridge between the two towns.
(i) If the bridge is built, what form of renewable energy will be used to generate
the electricity?
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(ii) Most people living in the area are in favour of the proposed bridge.
Suggest three reasons why people would be in favour of building the bridge
and the associated electricity generating scheme.
Reason 1 ______________________________________________________
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Reason 2 ______________________________________________________
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Reason 3 ______________________________________________________
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(b) Even with the proposed bridge, the two towns will need to stay connected to the
National Grid.
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(ii) Explain how the step-up transformer increases the efficiency of the National
Grid.
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Q24.
A student used a joulemeter to measure the energy transformed by a lamp.
The student set the joulemeter to zero, and then switched on the power supply.
After 120 seconds (2 minutes), the reading on the joulemeter had increased to 2880.
(a) In the space below, draw the circuit symbol used to represent a lamp.
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(b) (i) Use the equation in the box to calculate the power of the lamp.
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Power = _________________________
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(c) Complete the following sentence using one of the phrases from the box.
If the lamp was left switched on for 10 minutes, the amount of energy transformed
transformed in 2 minutes.
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Q25.
The picture shows a solar-powered aircraft. The aircraft has no pilot.
Photo by NASA.
(a) On a summer day, 175 000 joules of energy are supplied to the aircraft’s solar cells
every second. The useful energy transferred by the solar cells is 35 000 joules every
second.
(i) Use the equation in the box to calculate the efficiency of the solar cells.
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Efficiency = _______________________________
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(ii) What happens to the energy that is not usefully transferred by the solar cells?
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(b) The aircraft propellers are driven by electric motors. As well as the solar cells, there
are fuel cells that provide additional power to the electric motors.
(i) Suggest one advantage of the aircraft having fuel cells as well as the solar
cells.
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(ii) Give one environmental advantage of using electric motors to drive the
aircraft propellers rather than motors that burn a fuel.
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(iii) Eventually, the designers want to produce an unmanned aircraft that can fly
at twice the height of a passenger jet for up to six months.
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(Total 6 marks)
Q26.
The bar chart shows the different energy sources used to generate the UK’s electricity in
2007.
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(ii) Complete the following sentence by drawing a ring around the correct line in
the box.
decrease
Using less fossil fuels to generate electricity will not change the
increase
(b) The graph shows how the demand for electricity in the UK varied over one day in
the winter.
(i) Describe how the demand for electricity varied between 4.00 am and 10.00
am.
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(ii) Which type of power station has the fastest start-up time?
Q27.
The pictures show three different types of electric heater.
(a) The ceramic heater is run on full power for 5 hours.
Use the following equation to calculate, in joules, the amount of energy transferred
from the mains to the heater.
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(b) Which heater will be the most expensive to run on its highest heat setting?
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Comparing each type of heater with the other two, give one advantage of using
each type of heater in the office.
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Q28.
The bar chart shows how the UK’s electricity demands in 2007 were met.
(a) What proportion of electricity was generated using renewable energy sources?
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(b) By 2020, most of the UK’s nuclear reactors and one-third of coal-fired power
stations are due to close, yet the demand for electricity is expected to increase.
Bought from
Student Fossil fuels Nuclear Renewable other
countries
A 200 100 40 40
B 80 240 40 20
C 160 80 100 40
D 280 0 100 0
(i) Which student has made the suggestion most likely to result in the lowest
carbon dioxide emissions?
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Give a reason for your answer.
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(ii) Suggest one realistic way in which a householder could help to reduce the
annual electricity demand.
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(c) To increase the amount of electricity generated using renewable energy resources
would probably involve erecting many new wind turbines.
(i) Describe, in detail, how the power output of the turbine varies with the wind
speed.
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(ii) Give one disadvantage of using wind turbines to generate a high proportion of
the electricity required in the UK.
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Q29.
The diagram shows the energy transformations produced by a TV.
(a) Use words from the diagram to complete the following sentence.
(c) Two different makes of television, A and B, transform energy at the same rate.
Television A wastes less energy than television B.
Complete the following sentence by drawing a ring around the correct line in the
box.
Q30.
Wind and tides are renewable energy sources that are used to generate electricity.
(a) Complete each sentence by putting a tick ( ) in the box next to the correct answer.
(b) If wood is to be used as a renewable energy source, what must be done each time
a tree is chopped down?
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(c) In the UK, electricity is generated using renewable and non-renewable energy
sources.
The graph shows the percentage of electricity generated using renewable energy
sources between 1990 and 2005.
Complete the following sentence by drawing a ring around the correct line in the
box.
In 2015, the percentage of electricity generated using renewable energy sources is
greater than 4%
less than 4%
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(Total 4 marks)
Q31.
Electrical appliances that are left on standby still use energy.
The bar chart compares the average amount of ‘standby energy’ wasted each year in
every home in five countries.
(i) In which country are the homes that waste, on average, the smallest amount
of ‘standby energy’?
(ii) Suggest a reason why an average value is used for the ‘standby energy’
wasted in the homes.
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(b) (i) Australia has one of the lowest electricity prices in the world.
How does this low price seem to affect the amount of ‘standby energy’
wasted?
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Explain why.
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(d) (i) Electricity in Japan costs the equivalent of 17 pence per kilowatt-hour.
Use the information in the bar chart and the equation in the box to calculate
how much the ‘standby energy’ used in an average Japanese home costs
each year.
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(ii) In Japan, the largest proportion of electricity is generated using nuclear fuels.
Which one of the following statements gives a good reason for using nuclear
fuels to generate electricity?
Q32.
(a) The diagram shows the energy transformations produced by a TV.
(i) Calculate the efficiency of the TV, using the information in the diagram..
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Efficiency = _______________
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(ii) What eventually happens to the useful energy transferred by the TV?
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The bar chart shows the power for the appliances that one family leaves on
standby when they go on holiday.
The family is on holiday for a total of 175 hours.
(i) Use the information in the bar chart and the equation in the box to calculate
the energy wasted by leaving the compact stereo on standby while the family
is on holiday.
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Use the equation in the box to calculate the cost of leaving the compact stereo
on standby while the family is on holiday.
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Cost = _______________ p
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(Total 8 marks)
Q33.
The pie charts show the relative proportions of electricity generated in Japan from
different energy sources in 1975 and 2005.
(a) Describe the main differences in the energy sources used in 2005 compared with
1975.
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(b) In the UK, nuclear fuels are used to generate about 21% of the total electricity
supply.
(i) What is the name of the process by which a nuclear fuel produces heat?
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(ii) Explain how the heat released from a nuclear fuel is used to generate
electricity in power stations.
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(iii) Some people have suggested that more nuclear power stations should be
built in the UK.
1. ____________________________________________________________
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2. ____________________________________________________________
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Explain the possible link between climate change and coal-burning power stations.
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(Total 9 marks)
Q34.
(a) Water waves are a renewable energy source.
What reasons could a government scientist give to show people that using more
renewable energy sources is a good idea?
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(2)
(b) The diagram shows a wave-powered generator. The generator transforms kinetic
energy from the waves to electrical energy.
The following sentences describe how the wave generator works. The sentences
are in the wrong order.
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(3)
(Total 5 marks)
Q35.
(a) Electricity is distributed from power stations to consumers along the National Grid.
(i) Transformers are part of the National Grid. Transformers are efficient devices.
What is meant by a device being efficient?
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(1)
(ii) When electricity flows through a cable, some energy is transformed into heat.
Explain how the National Grid system reduces the amount of energy lost as
heat.
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(2)
• Researchers have found that children living close to overhead power cables
are more likely to develop leukaemia.
• The researchers studied two groups of children. One group had developed
leukaemia, the other group was healthy.
• Although the researchers found a link, they are unable to explain why it
happened. They say that the results may have happened by chance.
• Other factors that have not been investigated, such as the environment, the
geographical area or the children’s genes, could be important.
• A cancer research charity said that childhood leukaemia was most likely to
be caused by factors that parents were unable to control.
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(1)
(ii) The information does not say how many children were studied.
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(1)
(iii) The researchers could not be certain that the overhead power cables were
responsible for the increased chance of children developing leukaemia.
Explain why.
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(2)
(iv) The results of the research carried out by scientists may worry some people.
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(1)
(Total 8 marks)
Mark schemes
Q1.
(a) fan
1
drill
1
washing machine
four circled including correct three scores 1 mark
five circled scores zero
1
Q2.
(a) gas (burning)
1
(ii) voltage
1
more efficient
1
(c) increase
1
[5]
Q3.
(a) (i) energy from hot rocks in the Earth
accept heat that occurs naturally in the Earth
accept steam / hot water rising to the Earth’s surface
accept an answer in terms of the energy released by
radioactive decay in the Earth
heat energy is insufficient
1
(b) Marks awarded for this answer will be determined by the Quality of Written
Communication (QWC) as well as the standard of the scientific response.
Examiners should also refer to the Marking Guidance and apply a ‘best-fit’
approach to the marking.
0 marks
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advantages
• energy is free
disadvantages
Suggested Link
advantages
• excess electricity from Britain (windy days) to Iceland and used to pump water
up to store energy
disadvantages
Q4.
(a) (i) kinetic (energy)
allow gravitational potential (energy) / gpe
movement is insufficient
1
2880
accept £28.80 for all 3 marks
an answer £2880 gains 2 marks
allow 1 mark for obtaining 48 h or converting to kW
allow 2 marks for correct substitution
ie 4 × 48 × 15
note: this substitution may be shown as two steps
an answer 2 880 000 gains 2 marks
an answer £4.80 / 480 gains 2 marks
an answer of 192 (ie calculation of energy without
subsequent calculation of cost) gains 1 mark)
3
Q5.
(a) 13 500 (J)
allow 1 mark for correct substitution, ie 90 x 10 x 15 provided
no subsequent step shown
2
(b) 17
or
or
Q6.
(a) (i) 0.6
or
60%
(ii) heat
allow thermal
1
(b) 12 000 p
or
£120
to score both marks the unit must be consistent with the
numerical answer
answers 12 000 and 120 gain 1 mark only
allow 1 mark for correct substitution ie 800 × 15 or 800 ×
0.15
provided no subsequent step shown
2
[5]
Q7.
(a) can be replaced as fast / faster than it is used
accept will not run out
can be used again negates this mark
1
• quieter
ignore it is renewable
do not accept generates more electricity (than wind turbine)
2
[5]
Q8.
(a) (i) 7.6
allow 1 mark for correct substitution and / or transformation
ie
95 × 8.0
2
(ii) 25 (hours)
allow 1 mark for obtaining number of kWh = 200
an answer of 26(.3) gains both marks
2
Q9.
(a) (i) solar and wind
both required for mark either order
1
(ii) 37(%)
accept their two sources in a(i)
correctly added as an error carried forward (ecf)
1
(b) A
1
Q10.
(a) kinetic
1
or
Q11.
(a) marks are awarded only for the reason but must match the
ringed answer
for both marks a MAYBE answer should include a YES and
NO response answers in terms of the sources being
renewable or
non-renewable are insufficient
(ii) 0.75
Q13.
(a) 1 080 000
allow 1 mark for correct substitution
ie ½ × 15 000 × 12 × 12
2
Q14.
(a) heat / thermal
or / and
sound
do not accept noise
other forms of energy eg light negates answer
1
(b) 0.4
or
40 %
Q15.
(a) (i) decommissioning
1
Q16.
(a) (i) 4
allow 1 mark for correct transformation and substitution
ie
substitution only scores if no subsequent steps are shown
2
(ii) diagram showing two output arrows with one arrow wider
than the other with the narrower arrow labelled
electrical / electricity / useful
1
• to avoid bias
1
• energy is free
accept it is a free resource
do not accept it is free
• (energy) is renewable
Q17.
(a) (i) gas
1
steam
1
turbine
1
generator
1
• wind
accept wind turbines
• waves
• tidal
accept tide
• geothermal
• solar
accept the Sun / sunlight
accept solar panels / cells
do not accept light
• falling water
accept hydroelectric
do not accept water
do not accept any named biofuel
1
(iii) 18 000
allow 1 mark for showing a correct method
ie 36 000 000 ÷ 2 000
an answer of 0.018 gains 1 mark
2
[10]
Q18.
(a) transferred to surroundings / surrounding molecules / atmosphere
‘it escapes’ is insufficient
or
becomes dissipated / spread out
accept warms the surroundings
accept degraded / diluted
accept a correct description for
surroundings eg to the washing machine
do not accept transformed into heat on its own
1
Q19.
(a) (i) (dismantle and) remove radioactive waste / materials / fuels
accept nuclear for radioactive
do not accept knock down / shut down
1
(ii) increases it
do not accept it has a negative effect
1
K most efficient
or
M least efficient
accept K and / or L are more efficient than M
1
Q20.
(a) (i) 0.75
allow 1 mark for correct transformation and substitution
ie 0.15 = 5
2
(ii) 2
accept 1.5 ÷ their (a)(i) correctly calculated
1
• seasonal changes
accept specific changes in conditions
eg shorter hours of daylight in winter
• cloud cover
accept idea of change
must be stated or unambiguously implied
eg demand for water will not (always) match supply of solar
energy
do not accept figures are average on its own
do not accept solar panels are in the shade
1
[4]
Q21.
(a) all 4 lines correct
allow 1 mark for each correct line
if more than 1 line goes from a box in List A then all those
lines are incorrect
4
Q22.
(a) (i) 2.1
correct answer only
1
(ii) 3.15
or
their (a)(i) × 1.5 correctly calculated
allow 1 mark for correct substitution
ie 2.1 × 1.5
or
their (a)(i) × 1.5
2
kilowatt-hour
accept kWh
or
a substitution 2100 × 5400 scores 1 mark
2100 × 5400 incorrectly calculated with answer in joules
scores 2 marks
an answer of 11 340 000 scores 2 marks
an answer of 11 340 000 J scores 3 marks
1
Q23.
(a) (i) tidal / tides
do not accept water / waves
1
• provides employment
Q24.
(a)
(b) (i) 24
(ii) watt
1
Q25.
(a) (i) 0.2 or 1/5
accept 20% for both marks
allow 1 mark for correct substitution answer of 0.2%
or 20 gains 1 mark
ignore units
2
(ii) wasted
accept transformed to heat / other forms
accept transferred to the air / surroundings sound = neutral
1
or no greenhouse gases
accept named gas
accept no air pollution
do not accept no pollution
accept less global warming
accept harmful for pollutant
accept produces no carbon
do not accept environmentally friendly
(iii) accept any sensible suggestion eg, map the Earth’s surface / weather
forecasting / spying / monitoring changes to the Earth’s atmosphere, etc
do not accept ideas in terms of transporting
accept use as a satellite
1
[6]
Q26.
(a) (i) any one from:
• waves
do not accept water
• tides
• falling water
accept hydroelectric
• biofuel / biomass
• solar
accept sun / sunlight
do not accept light
accept solar cells / panels
• geothermal
do not accept heat
1
(ii) decrease
1
(b) (i) increases from 4am (to 8am) remains constant from 8am (to 10am)
accept increases from 30 000
accept stays constant from 40 000
allow 1 mark for goes up then stays the same
for full credit must be some indication of time or power
2
Q27.
(a) 32,400,00 J
allow 1 mark for correct substitution
3.24 × 10^7 J
2
(c)
features common to more than one heater, treat as neutral
oil-filled
fan
ceramic
Q28.
(a) 1/25 or 1:25 or 0.04
(b) (i) B
do not credit reason if B is not chosen
1
Q29.
(a) electrical
1
sound
correct order only
1
Q30.
(a) (i) an unreliable energy source
1
Q31.
(a) (i) France
1
(c) joule
1
Q32.
(a) (i) 0.6
accept 60 %
allow 1 mark for useful energy = 480
answer 0.6 with any unit or 60 gains 1 mark only
2
Q33.
(a) decrease in oil
PLUS
(c) coal (burning) power stations / burning coal produces carbon dioxide
they refers to coal-burning power stations
accept sulfur dioxide / nitrogen oxides for CO 2
1
(increased) CO2 increases / contributes to / causes global warming /
greenhouse effect
mention of ozone layer negates this mark
do not accept CO2 warms atmosphere
1
[9]
Q34.
(a) any two from:
• (burning) fossil fuels produces greenhouse gases / pollutant gases / acid rain /
leads to global warming
accept a named fossil fuel
accept a named pollutant gas
(b) RUST
all in correct order
allow 2 marks for 2 correct
allow 1 mark for one correct
3
[5]
Q35.
(a) (i) small proportion of energy / power is wasted
accept little / less energy / power / heat is wasted
do not accept it wastes no energy / power
(ii) so people know how much data the link was based on
accept idea that larger numbers are better
or