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8.1 Energy transfers and work

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Question 13

A cyclist applies the brakes to slow down. The cyclist and bicycle are treated as one system. The road and air are in the surroundings.

The table accounts for every energy store that changes inside the system during the braking.

Energy storeChange
Kinetic store of the cyclist and bicycleDecreases by 7600 J
Thermal store of the brake blocksIncreases by 5200 J
Thermal store of the tyresIncreases by 1600 J

Which expression gives the energy transferred across the boundary of the system and its direction?

[1]
A

[7600−(5200+1600)] J\left[7600-(5200+1600)\right]\ \mathrm{J}[7600−(5200+1600)] J is transferred from the surroundings to the system

B

(5200+1600) J\left(5200+1600\right)\ \mathrm{J}(5200+1600) J is transferred from the system to the surroundings

C

(5200+1600) J\left(5200+1600\right)\ \mathrm{J}(5200+1600) J is transferred from the surroundings to the system

D

[7600−(5200+1600)] J\left[7600-(5200+1600)\right]\ \mathrm{J}[7600−(5200+1600)] J is transferred from the system to the surroundings

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8.1 Energy transfers and work Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /8.1 Energy transfers and work

115 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 8.1 Energy transfers and work, covering 8.1.1 Energy stores and transfer diagrams, 8.1.2 Ways of changing a system's energy, and 8.1.3 Work done by forces. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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