Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Lubrication.
The process by which energy is transferred to a non-useful store (typically the thermal store of the surroundings) and spreads out, making it unrecoverable.
Dissipation appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Forces and their effects, especially Lubrication and Lubrication.
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Energy – forces doing work
Work and Energy Transfers • Work Done and Energy Transferred
