(c) Work and power
- Syllabus
- 2024
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Know and use work done = force × distance moved in the force direction, W = Fd.
Know that work done is equal to energy transferred
Know and use gravitational potential energy = mass × gravitational field strength × height, GPE = mgh.
Know and use kinetic energy = ½ × mass × speed², KE = ½mv².
Understand how conservation of energy produces a link between gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy and work
Describe power as the rate of transfer of energy or the rate of doing work
Use power = work done (energy transferred) ÷ time taken, P = W/t.