Read the quote and answer the questions...

When the numbers matter, the confusion between energy and power can be problematic.

"One very large industrial plant can use as much power in one hour as 50 typical residences use in a month."

1. Can you see the reason for confusion?

2. What do you guess the author means by the "amount of power in one hour"?

Date DELTA PO Not The confusion between energy and power often arises because they ( are related concepts, but they have different waits and meanings Energy is the ability to do work and It is typically units . like measured in jules or kilowatthours , while powers is the rate at which energy is used sy produced and is measured units like watts or kilowatts. for The provided statement if people do not comefully distinguish between powers and didergy, , it might lead to confusion . 2) The author likely means that the industrial plant consumes a high amount of electrical power over the course one hour , which is significantly more than what so typical residences would consume in month. This comparison emphasize the substantial difference in power usage between the two types of users