Monday, March 09, 2009

ENERGY


ENERGY: Ability to do work.


Types of energy:
  • Mechanical energy (associated with motion).

  • Heat (internal motion of particles).

  • Chemical (bonds atoms together).

  • Electromagnetic (moving electric charges).

  • Nuclear (in the atomic nucleus).


Describing energy with motions:

  • Potential energy (energy stores in a object due to its position).

  • Kinetic energy (energy an object has because of its motion).

Law of conservation of matter and energy:

The total matter and energy is always conserved

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