Complete the following sentences:

 If an object has energy ____________________________________

 The basic unit of energy is the ______________________________

Energy is of no use to us unless we can transfer it to other forms and in the

process do some “work”.

Energy Flow Chart

Kinetic Energy of
Washer/Drier moving parts

Electrical Energy Heat energy of water

in and hot air

Sound Energy
produced by the
vibrating parts.

Light Energy of bulbs

in control panel

When we transfer energy from one form to another not all the
energy is transferred to a useful form.
Questions
1. In the above example of a washer-drier which energy is not useful?
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2. What do the manufacturers do to limit this wasted energy?

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3. Complete the energy flow diagram for the Drill.

300 J Kinetic
Input

500 J of _________ 150 J ___________

Energy

____ J __________
 Complete the diagrams showing the amount of energy and the types of
energy forms.

1.

1600 J of
2000J of _____________
__________ Energy
Energy

____________ J of

___________ Energy

2.

30,000 J of ___________ J
_________ Energy
___________

5000 J of Sound
and Heat

3.

150 J of
_________Energy
__________ J
Electrical
Energy

50 J of
____________ Energy
Draw the energy flow chart for each of the following diagrams. Indicate on
each diagram the useful and not so useful energy forms.
1

Microwave

Solar Cells
Photo voltaic cells
Efficiency is the word we use to describe how well the input energy is put to
good use in any transfer. It is usually expressed as a percentage.

Useful energy
Input
Energy 70 J

100 J Wasted energy

30 J

% Efficiency = Useful Energy output x 100

Total Energy Input

Using this formula we can see that in the above example the process is 70%
efficient.

Example

1. A boy converts 2000 J of energy in order to move

with a certain speed. If the Kinetic energy is 1500 J,
calculate the % efficiency of the energy transfer.

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2. A light bulb coverts 650 Joules of electrical energy

into heat and light. If 200 J is actually converted to light
then calculate the % efficiency of the transfer.
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1. Calculate the % efficiency of each light source in the diagram below.

(a) _________________ (b) _________________ (c) _________________

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(d) Which light source is the most efficient at transferring energy?

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2. This is the energy flow chart for a car petrol engine.

(a) Calculate the % efficiency of the

engine.
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(b) What are the likely forms of wasted energy from the engine?
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(c) Calculate the?energy, in Joules, wasted by the engine.
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(d) Calculate the % energy wasted by the engine.

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(e) Is the petrol engine efficient? ______________________________

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