Conservation of Energy and Power

Cards (6)

  • Energy can be transferred usefully, stored or dissipated, but can never be created or destroyed
  • Dissipated energy is sometimes called wasted energy because it is stored in a way that is not useful
  • Power is the rate of energy transfer or rate of doing work
  • Watt = the amount of energy transferred in a second
  • P=P =ET \frac{E}{T}
    • Power (W)
    • Energy Transferred (J)
    • Time (s)
  • P=P =WT \frac{W}{T}
    • Power (W)
    • Work done (J)
    • Time (s)