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Question 35
a.

Complete the sentences using words from the box.

chemicalgravitationalkineticlightthermal \text{chemical} \quad \text{gravitational} \quad \text{kinetic} \quad \text{light} \quad \text{thermal} chemicalgravitationalkineticlightthermal

(i) A solar cell panel transforms _________________ energy into electrical energy.

(ii) A tidal turbine transforms _________________ energy into electrical energy.

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b.

On a breezy day, a small wind turbine transfers 85 W of power.

(i) State the equation linking power, energy transferred, and time.

(ii) Calculate the amount of energy the turbine transfers in 15 s.

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c.

The Sankey diagram below shows the energy transferred by the solar cell panel.

A Sankey diagram representing energy transfer.

Show that the efficiency of the solar cell panel is 15%.

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Energy transfers Questions

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