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Energy resources and energy transfers

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Question 23

On a hot summer day, a coastal breeze is generated by the unequal heating of the land and the sea.

a.

The passage below explains the movement of air near a coastline during the day.

Choose the correct words from the box to complete the passage. Each word may be used once, more than once, or not at all:

conduction, contracts, faster, expands, increases, convection, decreases, slower

"The land warms up quickly in the sun, heating the air above it. This causes the air molecules to move __________.

The air __________ as the molecules move further apart.

The density of the heated air __________ and it rises.

Cooler air from over the sea flows in to replace it, establishing a __________ current."

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b.

A heavy pallet of equipment of mass 180 kg180\text{ kg}180 kg is lifted 14 m14\text{ m}14 m vertically upwards by a warehouse lift.

State the equation linking gravitational potential energy (GPE), mass, ggg, and height.

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c.

Calculate the gain in GPE when the pallet is lifted 14 m14\text{ m}14 m.

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d.

State the work done in lifting the pallet.

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Energy resources and energy transfers Questions

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