CAIE IGCSE Physics 1.7.1 Energy Questions

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1.7.1.1—Energy may be stored as kinetic 1.7.1.2—Energy is transferred between stores 1.7.1.3—Principle of the conservation of 1.7.1.4—Kinetic energy: Ek = 1/2 mv^2 1.7.1.5—Recall/use: for the change in 1.7.1.6—Principle of the conservation of

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Fig. 2.1 shows solar-powered traffic warning lights.

Fig. 2.1

The energy from the solar cell is stored in a battery.

Name the energy store in the battery.

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A student drops a heavy ball from a vertical height of 1.8 m above the ground. The ball then falls to the ground. It does not bounce after hitting the ground.

Describe the transfers of energy of the ball between stores from when the ball begins to fall to when it reaches the ground.

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A girl holds a rubber ball out of a window of a tall building. The mass of the ball is 0.20 kg . The ball is at rest 10 m above a concrete path.

(a)

Calculate the gravitational potential energy of the ball relative to the concrete path.

gravitational potential energy =

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20 J
$\left(\Delta . E_{\mathrm{p}}=\right) m g(\Delta) h$ OR $0.2(0) \times 9.8 \times 10$

(b)

The girl releases the ball and it falls towards the path. The ball strikes the path and bounces vertically upwards.

Fig. 1.1 shows the ball falling towards the path.

Fig. 1.1

The speed of the ball immediately before it strikes the path is $14 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ .
The speed of the ball immediately after it strikes the path is $12 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ .

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(i)

Calculate the kinetic energy of the ball immediately after it strikes the concrete path.

kinetic energy =

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14 J
$\left(E_{\mathrm{k}}=\right) \frac{1}{2} m v^{2} \mathbf{O R} \frac{1}{2} \times 0.2(0) \times 12^{2}$

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CAIE IGCSE Physics 1.7.1 Energy Topic Practice

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