PHYSICS

ASSESSMENT- 3
ENERGY TRANSFERS, WORK & POWER
MAX MARKS: 70 TIME: 2 HRS

1. (a) A wind turbine generates electricity for the National Grid.

The useful energy transfer in the wind turbine is (1)
A. chemical energy to electrical energy
B. gravitational potential energy to electrical energy
C. kinetic energy to electrical energy
D. sound energy to electrical energy

(b) The photograph shows a small aeroplane, of mass 600 kg.

This aeroplane has an electric motor powered by fuel cells. Fuel cells use hydrogen gas and provide an
electric current. When the aeroplane is working, the energy changes are

A. chemical → electrical → kinetic (1)

B. electrical →chemical → kinetic
C. electrical → kinetic → chemical
D. kinetic → chemical → electrical

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(2)

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2. A person has a suitcase with wheels.

(a) The person pulls the suitcase with a horizontal force of 13 N for 110 m.
(i) State the equation linking work done, force and distance moved. (1)

(ii) Calculate the work done on the suitcase by the person. (2)

work done = .............................................................. J

(iii) How much energy is transferred to the suitcase? (1)

energy transferred = .............................................................. J

(b) The suitcase falls over

Explain why it loses gravitational potential energy when it falls (2)

 (c) The person starts to raise the suitcase again by pulling on the handle with force F. The weight of the
suitcase is 150 N.

(i) State the equation linking moment, force and perpendicular distance from the pivot. (1)

(ii) Calculate the force F that the person must apply on the handle to start raising the suitcase.(3)

force F = .............................................................. N

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4. The diagram shows some electrical appliances.

(a) (i) Which appliance is designed to transfer electrical energy to thermal energy? (1)
A food mixer
B kettle
C lamp
D radio
 (ii) Which appliance is designed to transfer electrical energy to kinetic energy? (1)
A food mixer
B kettle
C lamp
D radio
(b) In all the appliances, energy is conserved. What is meant by the phrase energy is conserved? (1)

(c) The lamp has an efficiency of 20%. Draw a labelled Sankey diagram for the lamp. (3)

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9. A force of 5.0 N moves a 6.0 kg object along a rough floor at a constant speed of 2.5 m/s.

(a) How much work is done in 25 s.? (2)

(b) What power is being used? (2)

(c) What force of friction is acting on the object? (2)

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12.

The cabin is attached to a cable which moves horizontally from A to B, then up the hill from B to C

There is an electrical input of energy to the motor which moves the cable

Place two ticks against types of energy that increase as the cabin moves horizontally at constant speed from
A to B

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