Physical systems work in a “one-way street” – the amount of information we have about the state (energy state, position, velocity, etc.) of the molecules, atoms, and particles involved in general, decreases over time. A measure of the decrease of this type of information over time, or the increase in disorder,  is called:    energy    force    the adiabatic constant   entropy    work

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4) Physical systems work in a “one-way street” – the amount of information we have about the state (energy state, position, velocity, etc.) of the molecules, atoms, and particles involved in general, decreases over time. A measure of the decrease of this type of information over time, or the increase in disorder,  is called:
  
energy
  
force
  
the adiabatic constant
 
entropy
  
work
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Energy :

It is the ability of an object to do work. There are different types of energy. Example: Kinetic energy, potential energy, heat energy, light energy 

Force:

It is defined as the rate of change of momentum. 

F=ma

Adiabatic Constant

It is the ratio of specific heat capacity at constant pressure to specific heat capacity at constant volume

γ=CpCv

 

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