Energy and fuels – loop game
Light energy is transferred into heat
energy.
Start:
What is the unit for measuring
energy?
Combustion.
How can you find the food energy
content of a small piece of food?
Fossil fuels.
What is good about solar energy,
wave energy and wind energy?
Methane.
What colour is the safety flame of a
Bunsen burner?
They cause noise and visual
pollution.
What is the original source of nearly
all energy sources?
Chemical energy in the fuel is
transferred to heat and light energy.
How is electricity generated from a
fuel?
Bunsen burner.
What is the proper name for natural
gas?
They are renewable energy sources.
How do wind farms affect the
environment?
Yellow.
Why is this flame safe?
Burn the food, use the energy to heat
water, and measure the temperature
change.
What energy transfers happen when
fuel is burned?
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Energy and fuels – loop game
The Sun.
What is the device used to burn
natural gas in the laboratory?
Thermometer.
What is the scientific word for
burning?
Millions of years.
Name two very old renewable energy
devices.
Electrical energy is transferred into
light and heat energy.
What energy transfer happens in a
greenhouse?
The remains of dead plants and
animals buried underground.
How long has it taken for fossil fuels
to be formed?
The fuel is burned and used to make
steam. The steam turns a turbine
connected to a generator.
What are fossil fuels made from?
Joule.
What is the name for fuels from
underground, such as coal, oil and
gas?
Windmills and watermills.
What energy transfers happen in a
light bulb?
You can see it.
What device is used to measure
temperature?
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Energy and fuels – loop game
Answers
Light energy is transferred into heat
energy.
Start:
What is the unit for measuring
energy?
Joule.
What is the name for fuels from
underground, such as coal, oil and
gas?
Fossil fuels.
What is good about solar energy,
wave energy and wind energy?
They are renewable energy sources.
How do wind farms affect the
environment?
They cause noise and visual
pollution.
What is the original source of nearly
all energy sources?
The Sun.
What is the device used to burn
natural gas in the laboratory?
Bunsen burner.
What is the proper name for natural
gas?
Methane.
What colour is the safety flame of a
Bunsen burner?
Yellow.
Why is this flame safe?
You can see it.
What device is used to measure
temperature?
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Energy and fuels – loop game
Thermometer.
What is the scientific word for
burning?
Combustion.
How can you find the food energy
content of a small piece of food?
Burn the food, use the energy to
heat water, and measure the
temperature change.
What energy transfers happen when
fuel is burned?
Chemical energy in the fuel is
transferred to heat and light energy.
How is electricity generated from a
fuel?
The fuel is burned and used to make
steam. The steam turns a turbine
connected to a generator.
What are fossil fuels made from?
The remains of dead plants and
animals buried underground.
How long has it taken for fossil fuels
to be formed?
Millions of years.
Name two very old renewable energy
devices.
Windmills and watermills.
What energy transfers happen in a
light bulb?
Electrical energy is transferred into
light and heat energy.
What energy transfer happens in a
greenhouse?
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