energy inefficiency

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the law of conservation of energy states that
when energy changes from one form to another, energy is neither lost or gained, but is constant
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what is useful energy
energy that goes towards the desired output
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what is wasted energy
energy that is produced but not used
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most energy conversions waste some energy, T or F?
true
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what does energy efficiency measure
how much input energy is converted into useful output energy
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the greater the energy effiency of the device, __
the greater the proportion of useful output energy
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how does wasted energy reduce the efficiency the device?
it wastes some of the input energy, costing more to run