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What is useful and wasted energy?
Useful energy is energy that can be converted to any other type of energy. Wasted energy is no longer available to be converted - usually because it got spread out too much, or because it got converted to heat. Heat can be partially, but not completely, converted to other types of energy.
Is nuclear energy thermal energy or potential?
Until converted, it is potential energy. However, to make nuclear energy domestically useful it is converted into thermal (thermodynamic) energy (heat), which, in turn, is converted into electrical energy, both of which are kinetic energy.
What role does friction play in energy transformations?
In many cases, energy is wasted due to friction - meaning that useful energy is converted into unusable energy.
Why you convert chemical energy into mechanical energy?
Chemical energy in its form is not very useful. Thus to use it better and more efficiently, it is converted to mechanical energy.
A natural resource that can be converted by humans into other forms of energy in order to do useful work?
Energy Resource, sounds like a definition of a fuel
What is useful and wasted energy?
Useful energy is energy that can be converted to any other type of energy. Wasted energy is no longer available to be converted - usually because it got spread out too much, or because it got converted to heat. Heat can be partially, but not completely, converted to other types of energy.
An airplane changes energy into different forms The total amount of energy does not?
The total amount of energy doesn't change. However, some useful energy will be converted into unusable energy.The total amount of energy doesn't change. However, some useful energy will be converted into unusable energy.The total amount of energy doesn't change. However, some useful energy will be converted into unusable energy.The total amount of energy doesn't change. However, some useful energy will be converted into unusable energy.
Energy that is not converted to useful energy is usually given off as?
heat
The percentage of energy from a fuel that is actually used to perform work is its?
That is called efficiency. An efficiency of 1 (or 100%) means that all the energy is converted into useful work.That is called efficiency. An efficiency of 1 (or 100%) means that all the energy is converted into useful work.That is called efficiency. An efficiency of 1 (or 100%) means that all the energy is converted into useful work.That is called efficiency. An efficiency of 1 (or 100%) means that all the energy is converted into useful work.
Is nuclear energy thermal energy or potential?
Until converted, it is potential energy. However, to make nuclear energy domestically useful it is converted into thermal (thermodynamic) energy (heat), which, in turn, is converted into electrical energy, both of which are kinetic energy.
Is nuclear energy potential energy or kinectic energy?
Until converted, it is potential energy. However, to make nuclear energy domestically useful it is converted into thermal (thermodynamic) energy (heat), which, in turn, is converted into electrical energy, both of which are kinetic energy.
How much energy released during muscle contraction is actually converted to useful work?
Only 40% of energy is converted to useful work. The rest is given off as heat to maintain homeostasis
Can greenhouses gases be converted into something useful and what?
Methane can be used to create energy
What percentage of energy is converted into useful energy?
It depends on the efficiency of the machine. No machine is perfect and there are always losses and waste. Usually the losses are a greater percentage than the useful energy.
Can you get more energy out of fuels if you increase the percentage of energy used for work?
The percentage of energy converted into useful work is called the EFFICIENCY.
What role does friction play in energy transformations?
In many cases, energy is wasted due to friction - meaning that useful energy is converted into unusable energy.
Specifically what types of energy produced during photosynthesis are useful to animals as food?
Chemical energy is produced. Actually light energy is converted
