Combined Science GCSE
Energy transfer chains
What Energy transfer chains means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Energy transfer chains
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A continuous account of how energy moves, for example chemical to thermal to kinetic to electrical in a gas-fired power station.
Topics that use Energy transfer chains
- National and global energy resources (AQA GCSE)
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- Cause
- Convenience, cost and emissions in heating
- Electricity generation
- Energy resource decision making
- Energy transfer
- Ethical responsibility and future generations
- Fossil fuels and nuclear fuel
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