Key term for AQA GCSE Physics, used in Work and Energy Transfer.
The process where energy is spread out to the surroundings in a less useful form, often as thermal energy.
Dissipation appears in AQA GCSE Physics revision content for Forces, especially Work and Energy Transfer and Work done and energy transfer.
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Energy
Conservation and Dissipation • Energy transfers in a system