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Work, Energy & Power
Vocabulary terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| work | the transfer of energy |
| power | the rate at which work is done |
| energy | the ability to do work |
| conservation of energy | law stating that energy cannot be created or distroyed |
| mechanical energy | human scale energy |
| non-mechanical energy | atomic scale energy |
| thermal | energy of moving atoms |
| chemical | energy of breaking bonds |
| kinetic | energy of motion |
| potential | energy based on position (stored) |
| light | transverse waves (no medium needed) |
| sound | longitudinal (medium needed) |
| electric | moving electrons |
| nuclear | energy of the nucleus |
| fission | splitting the nucleus |
| fusion | combining nuclei |
| elastic | stretched or compressed |
| gravitational | height dependent |
| Joule | Unit of work or energy |
| Watt | Unit of Power |
| Newton | Unit of Force |
| F x d | equation for work |
| w / t | equation for power |
| J | Symbol for Joule |
| W | Symbol for watt |
| meters (m) | unit for distance (d) |
| seconds (s) | unit for time (t) |
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