S2 Week 3: H Physics Terms & Equations - Quant NRG 2

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Work

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Work-Energy Theorem

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Mechanical Energy

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Energy possessed by an object due to its motion or position.

The sum of the kinetic and any potential (positional) energy (gravitational, elastic, etc.).

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Net Work

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Usable Energy

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Any 'form' or storage area of energy that can be efficiently captured, harnessed, and used to do work.

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Dissipated Energy

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Energy that has been transferred in a way that it is 'lost' from the system and cannot be recaptured in a usable way.

Usually to energy storage areas like heat, sound, or internal changes like deformation.

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Power

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Efficiency

(Mechanical Efficiency)

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Simple Machine

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Basic devices with few or no moving parts designed to change the magnitude/direction of a force and make a task easier to do.

6 Most common types:

inclined plane

wedge

screw

lever

pulley

wheel-and-axle