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WHAT IS ENERGY?. ENERGY ENERGY: ability to do work. Whenever work is done, energy is transformed or transferred to another system. SI Units: joules (J)

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1 WHAT IS ENERGY?

2 ENERGY ENERGY: ability to do work. Whenever work is done, energy is transformed or transferred to another system. SI Units: joules (J)

3 POTENTIAL ENERGY energy that an object has because of position, shape, or condition stored energy.

4 ELASTIC POTENTIAL ENERGY energy stored in any type of stretched or compressed elastic material. spring rubber band

5 GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY energy stored in gravitational field which exists between any two or more objects. depends on both mass and height. PE = mgh

6 GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY A 65 kg rock climber ascends a cliff. What is the climber’s gravitational potential energy at a point 35 m above the base of the cliff? GIVEN: m = 65 kg h = 35 m g= 9.8 m/s 2 PE = ? WORK : PE = mgh PE = (65 kg) (35 m) (9.8 m/s 2 ) PE = 2.2 x 10 4 kgm 2 /s 2 2.2 x 10 4 J

7 Kinetic Energy energy of a moving object due to object’s motion depends on mass and speed. depends on speed more than mass.

8 KINETIC ENERGY What is the kinetic energy of a 44 kg cheetah running at 31 m/s? GIVEN: KE = ? m = 44 kg v= 31 m/s WORK : KE = ½ mv 2 KE = ½ (44 kg) (31 m/s) 2 KE = 2.1 x 10 4 kg x m 2 /s 2 or 2.1 x10 4 J

9 KINETIC ENERGY Calculate the kinetic energy in joules of a 1500 kg car moving at 29 m/s. GIVEN: KE = ? m = 1500 kg v= 29 m/s WORK : KE = ½ mv 2 KE = ½ (1500 kg) (29 m/s) 2 KE = 6.3 x10 5 J

10 KINETIC ENERGY Calculate the kinetic energy in joules of a 1500 kg car moving at 18 m/s. GIVEN: KE = ? m = 1500 kg v= 18 m/s WORK : KE = ½ mv 2 KE = ½ (1500 kg) (18 m/s) 2 KE = 2.4 x10 5 J

11 OTHER FORMS OF ENERGY MECHANICAL ENERGY: amount of work an object can do because of object’s kinetic & potential energies you can SEE it Large scale basis NONMECHANICAL ENERGY. you CANNOT SEE it X rays, microwaves Small scale basis (atomic)

12 OTHER FORMS OF ENERGY ATOMS AND MOLECULES kinetic energy of particles related to heat and temperature. CHEMICAL REACTIONS Breaking bonds exothermic/endothermic PHOTOSYNTHESIS turn energy in sunlight into chemical energy.

13 OTHER FORMS OF ENERGY NUCLEAR FUSION /FISSION REACTIONS Combining or splitting of atomic nuclei ELECTRICITY. flow of charged particles bolt of lightning or in a wire. ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES. Light energy (solar) from sun X rays


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