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Junior Cycle Applied Technology: Energy, power & conversions

How often Energy, power & conversions comes up on the Applied Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Energy, power & conversions, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Energy, power & conversions.

(a)An electric motor mainly converts?
  1. Kinetic energy to electrical energy
  2. Electrical energy to kinetic energy
  3. Chemical energy to light energy
(b)A pump moves 15 litres of water per minute. How much does it move in half an hour?
  1. 900 litres
  2. 45 litres
  3. 450 litres
(c)A 12 V motor draws a current of 2 A. What is its power? (P = V × I)
  1. 24 W
  2. 14 W
  3. 6 W
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(a) Electrical energy to kinetic energy

(b) 450 litres

(c) 24 W

Your turn: Common Level questions on Energy, power & conversions.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q1a(i), Q1a(ii)
2025Q2d(iii), Q3c(iii)
2024Q2b(ii), Q2b(iii), Q2b(iv)
2023Not asked
2022Q3a(i), Q3a(ii)

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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