springs
... The basic motion of energy is stored work. A tankful of gas, a heavy truck moving at speed, and a charged automobile battery all possess energy. The energy associated with a mass in motion is called kinetic energy The energy that is stored is called potential energy. ...
... The basic motion of energy is stored work. A tankful of gas, a heavy truck moving at speed, and a charged automobile battery all possess energy. The energy associated with a mass in motion is called kinetic energy The energy that is stored is called potential energy. ...
Lecture 11 (Feb 17) - West Virginia University
... From chapter 2 (motion with uniform acceleration) we know: ...
... From chapter 2 (motion with uniform acceleration) we know: ...
Name_______________________________ Energy, Heat, and
... 1. Energy has different forms. The two basic kinds of energy are potential energy and kinetic energy. Energy is the ability to do work. Work is the force that causes an object to move. Power is the rate at which the work is done. Potential energy is the stored energy of an object based on its positi ...
... 1. Energy has different forms. The two basic kinds of energy are potential energy and kinetic energy. Energy is the ability to do work. Work is the force that causes an object to move. Power is the rate at which the work is done. Potential energy is the stored energy of an object based on its positi ...
Classifying Matter and the Periodic Table
... I Conservation of Energy: In an isolated system, the total amount of energy, including heat, is conserved. II Entropy or disorder Energy always goes from a more useful to a less useful form. ...
... I Conservation of Energy: In an isolated system, the total amount of energy, including heat, is conserved. II Entropy or disorder Energy always goes from a more useful to a less useful form. ...
Kinetic energy - Cobb Learning
... • S8CS2 (Habits of Mind) & S8CS8 (Nature of Science) • S8P2. Students will be familiar with the forms and transformations of energy. • a. Explain energy transformation in terms of the Law of Conservation of Energy. • b. Explain the relationship between potential and kinetic energy. • c. Compare and ...
... • S8CS2 (Habits of Mind) & S8CS8 (Nature of Science) • S8P2. Students will be familiar with the forms and transformations of energy. • a. Explain energy transformation in terms of the Law of Conservation of Energy. • b. Explain the relationship between potential and kinetic energy. • c. Compare and ...
Work and Gravitational Potential Energy
... • A force is conservative if work done on object moving between two points is independent of the path the object takes between the points – The work depends only upon the initial and final positions of the object – Any conservative force can have a potential energy function associated with it Exampl ...
... • A force is conservative if work done on object moving between two points is independent of the path the object takes between the points – The work depends only upon the initial and final positions of the object – Any conservative force can have a potential energy function associated with it Exampl ...
PINEWOOD DERBY RACE Conservation of Energy Conservation of
... •The center of mass of car A travels a greater vertical distance h. •Therefore, car A loses more gravitational potential energy. •Therefore, it gains more kinetic energy and is faster at the bottom. ...
... •The center of mass of car A travels a greater vertical distance h. •Therefore, car A loses more gravitational potential energy. •Therefore, it gains more kinetic energy and is faster at the bottom. ...
Heads or Tails
... Where, again, m is the mass of the object, g is the acceleration due to gravity equal to 32.2 ft/s2, and h is the object’s height with respect to some frame of reference. When generalizing Newton’s laws we also get that the quantity momentum is conserved in collisions in a closed system. 0= Δp = Σmf ...
... Where, again, m is the mass of the object, g is the acceleration due to gravity equal to 32.2 ft/s2, and h is the object’s height with respect to some frame of reference. When generalizing Newton’s laws we also get that the quantity momentum is conserved in collisions in a closed system. 0= Δp = Σmf ...
Document
... Or, more simply, a force that causes a displacement of an object does work on the object. Work is done only when components of a force are parallel to a ...
... Or, more simply, a force that causes a displacement of an object does work on the object. Work is done only when components of a force are parallel to a ...
January 2014: Mid-Year Proficiency Study Guide Chapter 1
... 2. Define acceleration. What causes objects to accelerate? Acceleration - a measure of the change in velocity during a period of time; an object Accelerates when it increases speed, decreases speed, or changes direction. ...
... 2. Define acceleration. What causes objects to accelerate? Acceleration - a measure of the change in velocity during a period of time; an object Accelerates when it increases speed, decreases speed, or changes direction. ...
UNIT 2 Energy and Momentum Test Review
... use appropriate terminology related to energy and momentum, including, but not limited to: work, work–energy theorem, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, thermal energy, impulse, change in momentum–impulse theorem, elastic collision, and inelastic collision ...
... use appropriate terminology related to energy and momentum, including, but not limited to: work, work–energy theorem, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, thermal energy, impulse, change in momentum–impulse theorem, elastic collision, and inelastic collision ...
Forces Test Review - Ms. Rousseau`s Classroom
... use appropriate terminology related to energy and momentum, including, but not limited to: work, work–energy theorem, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, thermal energy, impulse, change in momentum–impulse theorem, elastic collision, and inelastic collision ...
... use appropriate terminology related to energy and momentum, including, but not limited to: work, work–energy theorem, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, thermal energy, impulse, change in momentum–impulse theorem, elastic collision, and inelastic collision ...
Energy conservation principles
... Potential energy is associated with the position of a body or the configuration of a system. An object may have the capacity for doing work as a result of its position in a gravitational field (gravitational potential energy), an electric field (electric potential energy), or it may have elastic pot ...
... Potential energy is associated with the position of a body or the configuration of a system. An object may have the capacity for doing work as a result of its position in a gravitational field (gravitational potential energy), an electric field (electric potential energy), or it may have elastic pot ...
A team of mules pulls with a force of 2500 N on a wagon. How much
... 16. If all of the energy of the dart in problem 15 is converted to gravitational potential energy by the dart being fired straight up, compute the height that the dart will reach. 17. A force of 56 N is used to compress a spring 2.35 cm. Compute the potential energy stored in the spring. 18. I ...
... 16. If all of the energy of the dart in problem 15 is converted to gravitational potential energy by the dart being fired straight up, compute the height that the dart will reach. 17. A force of 56 N is used to compress a spring 2.35 cm. Compute the potential energy stored in the spring. 18. I ...
Semester Exam Study Guide
... 23. A 0.5 kg ball is rolled across the floor with a velocity of 2.5 m/s. What is the ball’s momentum? Momentum = mass X velocity Momentum = 0.5 kg X 2.5 m/s 1.25 kg X m/s ...
... 23. A 0.5 kg ball is rolled across the floor with a velocity of 2.5 m/s. What is the ball’s momentum? Momentum = mass X velocity Momentum = 0.5 kg X 2.5 m/s 1.25 kg X m/s ...