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7116369324Energy efficiencyUseful energy/input energy0
7116369325Specific heat capacity equationE=mcøt1
7116369326Work done equationForce X Distance2
7116369327LubricationOiling the moving parts of a machine3
7116369328Energy equationPower X Time4
7116369329gravitational potential energy equationGPE=mgh5
7116369330Kinetic energy equationKE= 1/2mv26
7116369331Elastic energy equationEe=1/2ke27
7116369332Current equationCharge flow/time taken8
7116369333ohms law equationResistance=voltage/current9
7116369334Ammeter circuitMust be connected in series10
7116369335Voltmeter circuitMust be connected in parallel11
7116369336ThermistorCircuit component with a resistance that decreases as temperature increases12
7116369337LDRCircuit component with a resistance that decreases as light intensity increases13
7116369338Earth wireCreates a safe route for the current to flow through14
7116369339Live wireCarries current at a high voltage15
7116369340Neutral wireCarries current away from the circuit16
7116369341Power in terms of voltage and currentVoltage X Current17
7116369342Energy in terms of charge and voltageCharge X Voltage18
7116369343Gasstate of matter with no definite shape or volume19
7116369344Liquidstate of matter with a definite volume but no definite shape20
7116369345Solidstate of matter with a definite shape and volume21
7116369346Density equationmass/volume22
7116369347CondenseChange from a gas to a liquid23
7116369348EvaporationThe change of a substance from a liquid to a gas24
7116369349SublimateChanging from solid to gass with no liquid state25
7116369350Internal energyTotal kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in a system26
7116369351Latent heatEnergy needed for a substance to change state without a change in temperature27
7116369352Specific latent heat of fusionEnergy needed to change from a solid to a liquid without temperature change28
7116369353Specific latent heat of vaporisationEnergy needed to change from liquid to gas without temperature change29
7116369354Pressure equationForce/Area30
7116369355CompressSquashing something into a smaller volume31
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