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What type of energy involve in work and heat?
Work is simply the transfer of energy. Heat energy is also known as thermal energy.
What is the heat engine?
a machine that transforms heat into machanical energy, or work
Can heat, as an example of a form of energy, be utilized to perform work?
Yes, heat can be used as a form of energy to perform work.
Is the ability to do work and transfer heat?
The ability to do work is defined as energy. Energy can also be transferred in the form of heat. Heat is a mechanism by which energy is transferred between objects at different temperatures.
What happens to energy that cannot be used to do work?
Energy that cannot be used to do work is typically converted into heat. This is known as waste energy. In most systems, waste energy is dissipated into the environment, contributing to increasing overall entropy.
When energy is used to overcome friction some of the energy is converted into?
Some of the energy used to overcome friction is converted into heat due to the resistance between surfaces. This heat energy is typically considered wasted since it is not used to perform useful work.
What device transforms heat energy into movement energy?
A heat engine, such as a steam engine or an internal combustion engine, transforms heat energy into movement energy. Heat is used to create pressure, which drives a piston or turbine, producing mechanical work.
What happened to the work used to overcome friction?
It's mostly converted to heat. Some of it can be used for the physical work of wearing down the surfaces causing the friction, depending on the hardness of the surfaces and their friction coefficient.
What happens to the energy from fuel that is not used to perform work?
The energy from fuel that is not used to perform work is usually converted to heat energy and dissipated into the surroundings. This wasted energy contributes to inefficiency in the system and can lead to environmental consequences such as increased emissions and energy loss.
Units of joules could be used when measuring?
Energy. Work done is measured in Watts, 1W = 1J/s.
When fuel is consumed most of the energy is changed into what?
When fuel is consumed, most of the energy is changed into heat. This heat energy is then used to perform work and power various processes.
The unit of energy is the same as what?
The unit for energy is the joule. That's also the unit for work and for heat - both of which refer to energy transfers.
