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Can you explain the different ways heat can travel?

Heat can travel through 3 different processes: conduction, convection and radiation. Conduction is caused by atoms bumping into each other, transferring energy and therefore heat. An example of this would...

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Answered by Jake G. Physics tutor
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What is meant by the conservation of energy?

Energy cannot be destroyed or created - it is always transferred between different objects in different forms. Hence, energy is 'conserved'. The most basic example is dropping a stationary rubber ball fro...

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Answered by Jonathan H. Physics tutor
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Explain the difference between current and voltage

Current is defined as the amount of electrons that flow through a wire per secondVoltage is defined as the amount of energy that each electron carries as it passes throug...

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Answered by Harout K. Physics tutor
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If a car drives at 5 ms^-1 for 10 seconds and then 6 ms^-1 for 5 seconds, how far has it travelled in total?

The equation used here is speed = distance / time (s=d/t). Firstly the 30 ms^-1. Rearrange the equation to find distance (st=d). 5ms^-1 x 10s = 50m. The second stint is 6ms^-1 x 5s = 30m. This makes the t...

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Answered by Marcus P. Physics tutor
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A mass of 2kg is dropped from rest at a height of 10m. i) What is the initial GPE of the mass? ii) What is the final velocity of the mass when it hits the ground?

Part iGravitational Potential Energy (GPE) = mass x gravitational acceleration constant x heightGPE = 2 x 9.81 x 10 = 196.2JPart iiConservation of energy states that the sum of the GPE and K...

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Answered by Zaakir S. Physics tutor
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