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8.2 Powering Earth

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The list shows six energy resources.

coal biofuel natural gas tides uranium wind

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Choose two energy resources from the list that are renewable.

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b.

State what is meant by a non-renewable energy resource.

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Which energy resource from the list is used as the fuel in a nuclear power station?

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d.

Give one use of natural gas in the home, other than generating electricity.

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8.2 Powering Earth Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /8.2 Powering Earth

16 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Physics 8.2 Powering Earth, covering 8.2.1 Renewable and non-renewable energy resources, 8.2.2 Patterns and trends in energy use, 8.2.3 The national grid, 8.2.4 Step-up and step-down transformers, 8.2.5 Efficiency of the national grid, 8.2.6 Transformers and power transmission at high voltage, 8.2.7 The UK domestic supply, 8.2.8 Direct and alternating potential difference, 8.2.9 Live, neutral and earth wires, and 8.2.10 Dangers of mains electricity. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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