Sunday, August 21, 2011

4.6 - Recall that energy transfer may take place by conduction, convection and radiation

4.6 recall that energy transfer may take place by conduction, convection and radiation

Task 1
· Try the animation: particle model - conduction
· Extension: what is the limitation of this animation? (Check your answer with the Heating a Solid animation)

The limitation is that the animation does not show that the object expands when it is heated.


Task 2
· Try the quiz on the Cooking animation
· Extension: what's the mistake in the description of convection?

The animation states that the molecules at the bottom of the liquid heat up and they start to rise, when they cool down the molecules shrink again and sink. This creates a convection current and gradually all of the liquid heats up.

This is wrong because if you heat a liquid from below, the liquid at the bottom gets heated up and it expands. The liquid then rises because it has a lower density, afterwards the cool liquid (at the top) sinks to the bottom where the heat source is and it then expands and rises. The process is repeated. This is called convection current.

Particle model - conduction.swf Download this file

Cooking using Conduction, Convection and Radiation - interactive animation.swf Download this file

Monday, June 20, 2011

Objective 4.2 to 4.5

Plenary Questions 4.2 to 4.5

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Objective 4.4

version 1

Efficiency= useful E out/ Total E in

Useful Eout= Useful energy out (J)
Total Ein= Total energy in (J)
Efficiency= Efficiency (%)

version 2


Efficiency= Useful E out/ Total E in

Useful Eout= Useful energy out (J)
Useful Ein= Useful energy in (j)
Efficiency= Efficiency (no units; a number between 0 and 1)

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Objective 4.3

understand that energy is conserved
-amount of energy is the same at the start and the end.

eg. 500J (start) ----> 500J (end)

Objective 4.2: energy input; energy output worksheet



forms of energy-
thermal (heat)
light
electrical
sound
kinetic
chemical
nuclear
potential (elastic and gravitational)

Unit 4: Keywords.



Sunday, June 12, 2011

Scientific Facts I need to remember to improve (End Of Year Exam)

-acceleration= v-u/t (v=final velocity, u=initial velocity, t=time0
-changing from km/hr to m/s  
  • km to metres= x1000
  • hr to minutes= x60
  • minutes to seconds= x60
-if there is an earth wire in an appliance then it is safe to use.
-resistance is measured in ohms
-electromagnetic spectrum are all transverse waves and they travel at the speed of light.
- equation relating critical angle and refractive index is
  • sinC=1/n