Key Stage 4
Meaning
Wasted energy is the energy transferred to an unwanted store.
About Wasted Energy
- Wasted energy is usually transferred to the thermal energy store of an object or the surroundings.
- The more wasted energy during an energy transfer the less efficient the device.
- Wasted Energy = (Total Energy transferred) - (Useful Energy)
References
AQA
- Wasted energy pages 14-19, 21, 228-229, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Wasted energy, page 14, 17, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Wasted energy, pages 23, 38-40, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA
- Wasted energy, pages 24, 40-42, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
- Wasted energy, pages 168, 173, 174, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA