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ERSC 2700 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Kinetic Energy

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Trent University
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Environmental & Resource Studies
Course
ERSC 2700
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Micheal Fox

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Entropy means disorder, sometimes the second law of thermodynamics is known as the law of entropy. Potential energy is the energy stored, an example is moving something against gravity. Kinetic energy is the movement of energy, an example is pushing a swing: define first law efficiency. Explain in real-world terms and give an example of how we can conserve energy by improving first law efficiency. The first law efficiency is the ratio of energy delivered, to the amount of energy supplied to meet a particular need. An example would be using a device that would use less energy, a high efficiency furnace, more efficient engine to power a car, does the same thing with less energy: define second law efficiency. Give an example of how we can conserve energy by improving second law efficiency.

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As entropy increases there will be more useful energy to do‘work’. True or false?

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