Key term for OCR GCSE Physics B, used in Science and society.
The process where energy is wasted by being transferred to less useful stores, usually as thermal energy to the surroundings.
Dissipation appears in OCR GCSE Physics B revision content for Ideas about Science, especially Science and society and Science and society.
Ideas about Science
Science and society • Science and society
Matter – models and explanations
Energy and matter • Energy and matter
Sustainable energy
Electricity generation • Electricity generation
Sustainable energy
Energy usage • Energy usage
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