conservation of energy and power Flashcards
what is never destroyed?
energy
what is the conservation of energy?
energy can be transfer useful , stored or dissipated, but never be created or destroyed
what is dissipated energy?
wasted energy
what is the useful and dissipated energy in a phone?
chemical energy is useful, thermal energy is wasted
what is an example of an energy transfer of a closed system?
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
what is power?
the rate of doing work
how can power be calculated?
power (w) = energy transferred / time
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?
motor A because it does it quicker
8000 / 50 = 160 W