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13 (a) Maria goes for a holiday in the highlands. She stays at a homestay that uses
solar panel as shown in Diagram 13.1. Cold water from the tank is slowly
pumped through the copper pipes inside the solar panel to heat the water.
Maria pergi bercuti ke kawasan tanah tinggi. Dia menginap di sebuah inap desa
yang menggunakan panel suria seperti yang ditunjukkan dalam Rajah 13.1. Air
sejuk daripada tangki dipam perlahan-lahan melalui paip kuprum di dalam panel
suria untuk memanaskannya.

Hot water from

copper pipe
Air panas dari
paip kuprum
Solar panel Copper pipes
Panel Paip kuprum
suria

Water storage tank Hot water to

Tangki penyimpanan air the tap
Air
panas ke
paip
air
Water pump
Pam air

Cold water
supply
Bekalan air
sejuk

Diagram 13.1
Rajah 13.1

(i) State the principle of heat transfer from the Sun to the solar panel.
Nyatakan prinsip pemindahan haba dari Matahari ke panel suria.

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(ii) What will happen if the copper pipes in the solar panel are replaced with
PVC pipes?
Explain why.
Apakah yang akan berlaku sekiranya paip kuprum dalam panel suria itu
digantikan dengan paip PVC?
Jelaskan mengapa.

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(iii) The copper pipes in solar panel are painted black.

Explain why.
Paip kuprum dalam panel suria dicat hitam.
Jelaskan mengapa.

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 (b) The water in the water storage tank in Diagram 13.1 is not warm at night due
to heat loss from the tank.
How can you modify the water storage tank to reduce significant heat loss at
night?
Sketch your modification on Diagram 13.2 and explain.
Air sejuk di dalam tangki simpanan air dalam Rajah 13.1 tidak panas pada waktu
malam disebabkan haba terbebas daripada tangki.
Bagaimana anda boleh mengubah suai tangki penyimpanan air itu untuk
mengurangkan kehilangan haba yang ketara pada waktu malam?
Lakarkan pengubahsuaian anda pada Rajah 13.2 dan jelaskan.

Water storage tank

Tangki penyimpanan air

Diagram 13.2
Rajah 13.2

Explanation / Penjelasan :

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 (c) On the journey to the homestay, Maria observes that a few food stalls have
different roof designs as shown in Diagram 13.3.
Semasa dalam perjalanan ke inap desa itu, Maria memerhatikan beberapa gerai
makanan mempunyai reka bentuk bumbung yang berbeza seperti yang
ditunjukkan dalam Rajah 13.3.

Design P Design Q
Reka bentuk P Reka bentuk Q

Diagram 13.3
Rajah 13.3

Based on your scientific knowledge, which design is more comfortable to be

stay at? Explain your answer.
Berdasarkan pengetahuan saintifik anda, reka bentuk yang manakah lebih selesa
untuk diinap? Terangkan jawapan anda.

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