Year 9 Science · Unit 3 · Lesson 15

Energy Storage Technologies

Foundation Worksheet

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Date
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Learning Goals

Warm Up

Sort it!

Write each description from the pool into the correct category box. Each description belongs to exactly one storage type.

Uses gravitational potential energy Electrolysis produces a gas from water Stores kinetic energy in a spinning wheel Lithium-ion cells charge in hours Hornsdale Power Reserve, South Australia Snowy Hydro 2.0 pumps water uphill Green hydrogen stored in tanks Underground cavern holds compressed gas

Battery

Pumped Hydro

Hydrogen

Compressed Air / Flywheel

Your Turn

True or False? Fix the false ones

Circle T or F for each statement. If the statement is false, rewrite it correctly on the line below.

Pumped hydro stores electrical energy directly in electrical form.

Correct it:

T
F

Green hydrogen is produced by burning coal with oxygen.

Correct it:

T
F

The Hornsdale Power Reserve (the Tesla "big battery") is located in Victoria.

Correct it:

T
F

Battery storage systems can respond to sudden changes in grid demand within milliseconds.

Correct it:

T
F

Show What You Know

1. Name TWO energy storage technologies and state the form of energy each uses to store electricity.

Recall 2 marks

2. Explain why energy storage is essential if Australia wants to run entirely on renewable energy sources such as solar and wind.

Recall 2 marks

Wrap Up

In one sentence, what was the main idea of this lesson?

HSCScience · Year 9 Science · Unit 3 · Lesson 15 · Foundation Worksheet