Year 10 - Physics - 24.10.14

Thai Sikh International School

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Name :                                                                              Subject :Physics 

Year   :  10                                                                        Schedule No. : 3                        

 1.Write down four different types of fuels used in thermal power stations.

2.In a thermal power station: a) what is the steam used for?, b).What do the cooling towers do?.

3.What is the source of energy in a hydroelectric power station?.

4.Some energy resources are non-renewable, what does this mean, give two examples.

5.The energy in petrol originally came from the sun.Explain how it got into the petrol.

6. Describe two problems caused by the use of nuclear energy.

7. What is Geothermal energy? How can it be used?.

8. What is solar energy?. Give two ways in which it can be used.