CAMBRIDGE IGCSE™ COMBINED AND CO-ORDINATED SCIENCES: PHYSICS WORKSHEET P2.
1A
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P2.1A: Energy stores and transfers
1 The list below contains some energy stores and transfers.
Write each one in the correct column of the table.
electric current kinetic electrostatic chemical
gravitational potential light sound nuclear
Store Transfer
2 Name the energy store in each of these. The first one has been done for
you.
Stretched rubber band: elastic
Hot water: ______________________
Sugar: ______________________
Book on a shelf: ______________________
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3 Figure 2.1 shows a simple circuit.
Figure 2.1
Describe the energy stores and transfers that happen in this circuit. Include
where each store or transfer occurs.
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4 a State the principle of conservation of energy.
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b The engine of a truck converts 40% of the energy from the fuel into kinetic
energy.
Use the principle of conservation of energy to suggest what else is happening
in the engine.
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