Energy
Equations
Power
Definitions
100
The ability to do work
What is energy?
100
Force * Distance
What is work
100
The energy transferred when a force makes an object move a certain distance
What is work?
200
Joules (J)
What is the SI unit for energy?
200
=mgh
What is GPE
200
Watts (w)
What is the SI unit for power?
200
The rate at which work is done
What is power
300
Energy stored by objects that are above earth's surface
What is gravitational potential energy
300
=KE+PE
What is ME
300
the energy a moving object has due to its motion
What is kinetic energy
400
= 1/2 * mass * speed ^2
What is kinetic energy
400
Energy is transferred; not created nor destroyed
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
500
The power of an object moving 2 m every 8 seconds with a force of 20 N.
What is 5 watts
500
The total amount of potential energy and kinetic energy in a system
What is mechanical energy
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