Transcript Energy

The World Around Us Is Full of
Energy
What is Energy?
The ability to do work
Work is …
 Force exerted upon an object to cause that object to be displaced
 W=Fxd
The Joule is the unit of work.
1 Joule = 1 Newton * 1 meter
 A force is exerted upon the object to cause that object to be
displaced.
There Are 2 States of Energy
Potential Energy
PE
Kinetic Energy
KE
Potential Energy
 Stored energy as the result of position.
Gravitational
Elastic
Gravitational Potential Energy
 Energy stored in an object as the result of its vertical
position or height
 Dependent on two variables - the mass of the ball and
the height to which it is raised.
PEgrav = mass * g * height
Gravitational Potential Energy
 It is directly proportional to its height above the zero
position
 A doubling of the height will result in a doubling of the
gravitational potential energy.
What is the Potential Energy?
How Did You Do?
Elastic Potential Energy
 Energy stored in elastic materials as the result of their
stretching or compressing.
There Are 2 States of Energy
Potential Energy
PE = mgh
Kinetic Energy
KE
Kinetic Energy
 The energy of motion:
 Vibrational
 Rotational
 Translational (motion from one location to another)*
Kinetic Energy
 Kinetic energy of an object depends on the mass of the
object
So…..
 Kinetic energy can be converted into Work!
 Work: Force exerted upon an object to cause that
object to be displaced
There Are 2 States of Energy
Potential Energy(J)
PE = mgh
Kinetic Energy (J)
KE = ½ mv²
Energy
 Law of Conservation of Energy: Energy can not be
created or destroyed
 All forms of energy can be converted to other forms
PE  KE  W
All forms of energy can be
converted to other forms:
PE  KE  W
mgh = ½ mv² = Fd
J=J=J
Potential vs. Kinetic Energy
 http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/energy/p
e.cfm
Physics:
Wile E Coyote and Roadrunner
Style
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnj8mc04r9E&feat
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