Y8 Energy Resources (revision)

• Physics
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Non-renewable 

Renewable

Solar

Wind

Nuclear

Geothermal

Oil

Tidal

Gas

Coal

Hydroelectric

Biomass

Wave

Match the resource to the energy store it uses.

Geothermal

Hydroelectric

Fossil fuels

Wind

Solar

Biomass

Tidal/Wave

Which of these is NOT a fossil fuel resource?

1. Oil
2. Gas
3. Solar
4. Coal

Which of these is NOT a renewable energy resource?

1. Tidal
2. Geothermal
3. Nuclear
4. Hydroelectric

Give an advantage of renewable energy resources.

Give an advantage of non-renewable resources.

Name 2 non-renewable energy resources.

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Suggest the effect of not putting enough coal in the furnace.

Label the coal power station to show how it works.

Fossil fuel

Heat

Boiler

Spinning turbine

Spinning generator

Electric current

Carbon dioxide and other gases

What is power?

What is the unit of power?

1. Joules
2. Watts
3. Kilojoules
4. Newtons

How many watts in a kilowatt?

1. 10
2. 0.1
3. 100
4. 1000

How many watts in a 4 kilowatts?

1. 40
2. 0.4
3. 400
4. 4000

How many watts in a 0.5 kilowatts?

1. 50
2. 0.5
3. 500
4. 5000

A kettle transfers 100 J in 5 seconds. Calculate the power of the kettle.

1. 20 W
2. 500 W
3. 0.05 W
4. 50 W