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1.7 Energy, work and power

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Question 42
a.

State the name of an energy resource that utilizes the movement of water from a high level to a lower level to generate large amounts of electrical energy. Describe a process by which electrical energy is obtained from the gravitational potential energy stored in this water.

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b.

Explain why the Sun is the ultimate source of the energy stored in this resource.

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c.

Explain whether this process is renewable.

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1.7 Energy, work and power Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /1.7 Energy, work and power

533 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 1.7 Energy, work and power, covering 1.7.1a Energy stores and energy transfers, 1.7.1b Conservation of energy, 1.7.1c Kinetic and gravitational potential energy, 1.7.2 Work done, 1.7.3 Energy resources, 1.7.3a Energy resources and electricity generation, 1.7.3b Nuclear fusion as an energy source, 1.7.3c Efficiency of energy transfer, and 1.7.4 Power. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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