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Edexcel GCSE Physics Topic 3 Conservation of energy overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which equation gives the change in gravitational potential energy?

  2. Calculate the kinetic energy of a 2kg2\,\text{kg} object moving at 5m/s5\,\text{m/s}.

  3. As an object falls freely (ignoring air resistance), which energy transfer occurs?

  4. Which of these is an energy store rather than a transfer pathway?

  5. What does the principle of conservation of energy state?

  6. When energy is dissipated, which store does it usually end up in?

  7. Why does lubricating a machine reduce wasted energy?

  8. How do thicker walls affect the rate of cooling of a building?

  9. Which equation gives efficiency?

  10. A device is supplied with 200J200\,\text{J} and transfers 50J50\,\text{J} usefully. What is its efficiency?

  11. Why can no real device be 100% efficient?

  12. What does the width of an arrow on a Sankey diagram represent?