Physics A-Level
Conservation of energy in mechanical systems
What Conservation of energy in mechanical systems means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Conservation of energy in mechanical systems
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The total energy in a closed system stays constant: energy may transfer between stores but is never created or destroyed.
Topics that use Conservation of energy in mechanical systems
- Bulk properties of solids (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Breaking stress
- Brittle versus ductile force–extension graphs
- Conservation of energy
- Density
- Dissipation of energy during plastic deformation
- Elastic limit
- Elastic potential energy stored in deformed materials
- Elastic strain energy
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