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3.1 Energy stores and calculations

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Question 16

An electric fan is switched on. Its blades rotate and move air. The table shows the energy transfers over a short interval while the blades are already rotating at a constant speed.

Energy transferEnergy
Energy supplied to the fan600 J
Energy transferred to the kinetic store of the moving air180 J
a.

Give the energy transfer pathway from the rotating fan blades to the moving air.

[1]
b.

Calculate the amount of energy transferred to stores other than the kinetic store of the moving air.

[1]
c.

A student says that the energy not transferred to the kinetic store of the moving air has been destroyed. Explain why this is incorrect and state where this energy is stored.

[2]
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3.1 Energy stores and calculations Questions

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121 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 3.1 Energy stores and calculations, covering 3.1.1 Gravitational potential energy, 3.1.2 Kinetic energy, and 3.1.3 Energy transfers and conservation of energy. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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