Efficiency
Types
Transfer, transformation LoC
Random
NT
100

What is more efficient - an iphone 13 with 25% efficiency or an iphone 12 with 50% efficiency

Iphone 12

100

What type of energy is found when a skydiver is ABOUT to jump from a plane (hint: don't count the movement of the plane) 

Gravitational potential energy 

100

Electricity of a blender turning into sound energy

Transformation 

100

What flag has blue, white and red vertical stripes in that order?

French

100
The NT borders with what other states or territories?

WA, SA, QLD

200

What is the energy efficiency of a apple watch if the chemical energy is 50J, the light is 40J and the heat is 10J 

80%

200

Lemonade

Chemical 

200

Holding a cold can of coke and the metal and then the coke heating up

Transfer

200

What is the capital of Germany?

Berlin
200

To the nearest 100,000, what is the estimated population of the NT 

300,000 (259-264k)

300
A plane converts 24,000J of chemical energy to 18,000J of kinetic and the rest to sound and heat. What is its efficiency? 

75%

300

Energy that is most often wasted

thermal

300

What is the law of energy conservation

Energy can never be created nor destroyed, it can only be transferred or transformed 

300

Who is the current leader of the Commonwealth? 

King Charles

300

How many Tiwi islands are there?

11

400

Two dogs eat the same amount. Dog A is running at 20km/hr and Dog B is running at 22km/hr - which is more efficient?

Dog B

400

Another word for stored energy

Potential 

400

Draw a sankey diagram of:

A blender having 90J of input energy, 45 joules of kinetic, 15 joules of sound and 30 j of heat 

Teacher judgement 

400

What non-primate animal has fingerprints that are most similar to humans?

Koalas

400

To the nearest 10%, what percentage of Uluru is underground? 

90%

500

Airpods are 15% efficient - they have an input of 100J. What is their useful energy amount? 

15J

500

Draw an energy flow diagram for a torch

chemical --> torch--> light +heat 

500

A diver has 100J of GPE at the top of the board - why doesn't he reach the water with 100J of kinetic energy?

Energy is wasted as heat, sound and kinetic of particles around him 

500

Rank these from worth the most to worth the least: 


Australian dollar, US dollar, Great British Pound 

GBP 

USD

AUD

500

How many territories does Australia have? 

10 (3 internal and 7 external) 

  • Christmas Island: Located in the Indian Ocean, north-west of Australia.



  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands: A small coral archipelago in the Indian Ocean.



  • Norfolk Island: Located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia.



  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands: Uninhabited reefs and islands in the Indian Ocean.



  • Coral Sea Islands: Scattered islands and reefs east of the Great Barrier Reef.



  • Heard Island and McDonald Islands: Uninhabited sub-Antarctic islands.



  • Australian Antarctic Territory: A large territorial claim on the Antarctic