Sankey Diagrams and Energy Efficiency

Where does most of the energy go in this transformation.

• Electrical energy
• Light
• Heat
• other

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Where does most of the energy go for this transformation.

• heat
• electrical
• light
• joules

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What is this diagram called?

• Stankey Diagram

• Sankey Diagram

• Sankay Diagram

• Samkay Diagram

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The energy efficiency shown in this diagram is:

• About 10%.

• About 30%.

• About 60%.

• Impossible to tell.

What type of device might this Sankey be about?

• A very efficient LED light bulb
• A very inefficient incandescent light bulb
• A coal power plant
• A wind turbine

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What might a title be for this sankey?

• Electrical energy
• Efficient light bulb
• 25 Joules of heat
• Sankey for a good heater.

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Assume there are 10 Joules of energy. Which is a close approximation to the number of Joules that transform into kinetic energy?

• 1

• 3

• 6

• 10

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Which fraction best describes, of the part of the gasoline that is put into a car, that actually makes the car move. 

• 4/10
• 1/4
• 2/4
• 3/5

A kettle uses 100J of electrical energy to produce 7J of sound energy and 93J of thermal energy. How efficient is the kettle?

• 100%

• 7%

• 93%

• 95%

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A washing machine uses 250J of electrical energy to produce 125J of useful energy. How efficient is it?

• 5%

• 50%

• 55%

• 100%

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