Physics Ch 7 Flashcards
Energy
Ability to do work
Conservation of energy
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed
Work
Product of the component of the force in the direction of motion times the distance through which the force acts
Newton-meter
SI unit of energy & work; AKA joule or 1 kg m^2/s^2
Net work
Sum of all work done by external forces
Work-energy theorem
Net work on a system equals the change in the quantity 1/2 mv^2
Translational kinetic energy (KE)
Energy associated with translational motion
Gravitational potential energy (PEg)
Energy associated with the state of separation between 2 objects that attract each other by the gravitational force; energy stored in the gravitational field of Earth
Conservative force
Work force done by or against it depends only on the starting and ending points of a motion and not on the path taken
Conservative force
Work force done by or against it depends only on the starting and ending points of a motion and not on the path taken
Potential energy
Energy a system has due to position, shape, or configuration; stored energy, completely recoverable
Potential energy
Energy a system has due to position, shape, or configuration; stored energy, completely recoverable
Potential energy of a spring (PEs)
Work done on the spring & the energy stored in it as a result of stretching or compressing it a distance, x
Potential energy of a spring (PEs)
Work done on the spring & the energy stored in it as a result of stretching or compressing it a distance, x
Conservation of mechanical energy
Form of the work-energy theorem for conservative forces
Conservation of mechanical energy
Form of the work-energy theorem for conservative forces
Mechanical energy
Kinetic + potential energy of a system
Mechanical energy
Kinetic + potential energy of a system
Nonconservative force
Work depends on the path taken
Nonconservative force
Work depends on the path taken
