science assignment

HOLY TRINITY MEDIA ARTS COLLEGE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Course Title: BTEC First in Applied Science
Unit 2: Energy and our Universe

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Electricity
Assignment: 2.3
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You are the chief scientific officer for the National Grid. As part of your job you research ways of producing electricity and how this electricity can be transmitted efficiently to our homes. You provide advisory materials for the company and members of the public so your communication skills are very important.

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U2

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P6 Describe how electricity can be produced
P7 Describe how electrical energy is transferred to the home or
Industry
P8 Describe the use of measuring instruments to check values predicted by Ohm’s law in given electrical circuits
M4 Compare the efficiency of electricity generated from different sources
D4 Assess how to minimise energy losses when transmitting electricity and when converting it into other forms for consumer applications

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Electricity

Task 1-

Produce a diagram explaining how energy can be produced in a battery and by a generator.