conservation of energy and power Flashcards

1
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what is never destroyed?

A

energy

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2
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what is the conservation of energy?

A

energy can be transfer useful , stored or dissipated, but never be created or destroyed

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3
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what is dissipated energy?

A

wasted energy

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4
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what is the useful and dissipated energy in a phone?

A

chemical energy is useful, thermal energy is wasted

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5
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what is an example of an energy transfer of a closed system?

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a cold spoon is dropped in a flask of hot soup which is sealed, they form a closed system and energy is transferred from the thermal of soup to the spoon

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6
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what is power?

A

the rate of doing work

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7
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how can power be calculated?

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power (w) = energy transferred / time

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8
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example: it takes 8000J of work to lift and object, motor A can lift it in 50s and motor B would take 300s, which motor is more powerful?

A

motor A because it does it quicker

8000 / 50 = 160 W

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