Practice question · Fill in the blanks
Complete the following passage by choosing the correct terms from the word bank.
Conservation of energy is central to physics. In thermodynamics, ; in fluid flow, Bernoulli shows kinetic plus ______ plus potential energy is constant; in wave motion, energy flux is proportional to the square of the ______.
Word bank: pressure · amplitude · frequency · volume · wavelength · velocity
Hints
- The same conserved quantity appears in all three domains.
- It merely changes form as it moves between them.
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Conservation of energy is central to physics. In thermodynamics, ; in fluid flow, Bernoulli shows kinetic plus pressure plus potential energy is constant; in wave motion, energy flux is proportional to the square of the amplitude.
Why
Energy conservation unifies mechanics, fluid dynamics, and wave physics.
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