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Question 11 Mark
By giving examples, explain how sun is the ultimate source of energy on planet earth
Answer
The sun’s solar energy is used up by plants during the photosynthesis process. As a byproduct of photosynthesis, oxygen is released into the atmosphere. As a result, we can say that the sun provides an indirect source of oxygen to living things.
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Question 21 Mark
Give three examples of inter-conversion of chemical energy into other forms of energy.
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Power plants → electrical energy
Car → kinetic energy
space shuttle → mechanical energy
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Question 31 Mark
Briefly, describe nuclear energy and its one misuse.
Answer
one misuse: nuclear power could mean terrorists attempting to steal plutonium to make a crude nuclear weapon or to contaminate the environment as an act of blackmail.
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Question 41 Mark
Briefly, describe nuclear energy and its one use
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one use: nuclear energy to generate heat, which most frequently is then used in steam turbines to produce electricity in a nuclear power plant.
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Question 51 Mark
Name two devices which convert electric energy into :-magnetic energy
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Generator and transformer converts electric energy into magnetic energy.
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Question 61 Mark
Name two devices which convert electric energy into :-mechanical energy
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Electric motor are of 2 types which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. AC motor: Converts alternating current into mechanical power. DC motor: Converts direct current into mechanical power.
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Question 71 Mark
Name two devices which convert electric energy into :-heat energy only
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The devices in which electricity is converted into heat Electric heater and electric iron.
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Question 81 Mark
Why is electric energy considered most desirable forms of energy?
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It can be quickly transferred from one location to another. It can be generated easily. It can be stored in the form of batteries. It can be easily converted into other forms of energy like thermal energy, mechanical energy.
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Question 91 Mark
Name a device which converts sound energy into magnetic energy?
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The device that converts sound energy into magnetic energy is called a microphone.
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Question 101 Mark
Name a device which converts sound energy into electric energy?
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Microphones are a type of transducer – a device which converts energy from one form to another. Microphones convert acoustical energy (sound waves) into electrical energy (the audio signal).
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Question 111 Mark
Give a simple example to prove that sound is kind of energy.
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when a person hits the drum with a stick, the kinetic energy of the stick is transferred to the drum and the drum produces sound.
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Question 121 Mark
Give example to prove:-light energy changes into electric energy.
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solar panels take sunlight from sun in day time and convert it into electric energy.
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Question 131 Mark
Give example to prove:- light energy changes into chemical energy
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In photosynthesis chlorophyll transforms light energy to chemical energy.
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Question 141 Mark
Give a simple example to prove that heat is a form of mechanical energy.
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The water in the pressure cooker is converted into steam by the heat energy in the burning flame under the pressure cooker. The water and the steam get energy from the heat. This energy works by displacing the nozzle.
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Question 151 Mark
What is mechanical energy?
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Mechanical energy is the sum of kinetic energy and potential energy. It describes the energy of a body because of its motion or position or both.
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Question 161 Mark
Write the correct statement :
The energy released during disintegration of nucleus of an atom is in the form of light energy.
Answer
The energy released during disintegration of nucleus of an atom is in the form of sound energy.
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Question 171 Mark
Write the correct statement :
When an electric current flows through an electric bulb, the electric energy first changes to light energy and then to heat energy.
Answer
When an electric current flows through an electric bulb, the electric energy first changes to heat energy and then to light energy.
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Question 181 Mark
Write the correct statement :
When we speak in front of a microphone, the electric energy changes into sound energy.
Answer
When we speak in front of a microphone, the sound energy changes into electric energy.
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Question 191 Mark
Write the correct statement :
During photosynthesis by plants the heat energy changes to chemical energy.
Answer
During photosynthesis by plants the light energy changes to chemical energy.
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Question 201 Mark
Write the correct statement :
During the charging of a car battery, the chemical energy changes into electric energy.
Answer
During the charging of a car battery, the electric energy changes into chemical energy.
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