Combined Science GCSE
Work
What Work means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Work
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Reference: AQA
Energy transferred when a force causes an object to move through a distance, measured in joules, the same unit as energy.
Done when charge flows in a circuit, with the battery or power supply doing work on the charge.
Topics that use Work
- Energy transfers in everyday appliances (AQA GCSE)
- Work done and energy transfer (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Energy transfer
- Charge flow
- Conservation of energy
- Coulomb
- Current
- Displacement
- Dissipated
- Dissipation of energy
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