Practice Efficiency: The Ratio Of Useful Output To Total Input (3.4) - Energy, Work, and Power
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Efficiency: The Ratio of Useful Output to Total Input

Practice - Efficiency: The Ratio of Useful Output to Total Input

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define efficiency in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about how effectively something performs its job.

Question 2 Easy

What is waste energy?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens to energy that isn't used efficiently.

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Question 1

What does efficiency measure?

A measure of energy transformation
The ratio of useful output to total input
The speed of energy transfer

💡 Hint: Think about how we define efficiency.

Question 2

True or False: All machines can be 100% efficient.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the implications of friction and heat.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

A factory uses 1,500 kJ of energy and produces 550 kJ of useful work. Calculate its efficiency and discuss ways to improve it.

💡 Hint: Think about energy losses in machinery.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze the impact of improving the efficiency of a vehicle that currently operates at 20% efficiency to 40%. How would this affect fuel costs and emissions?

💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between fuel consumption and emissions.

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