Work & Energy

Will DW's Home page

Definitions and formulas

[[#|Work]]- [[#|Work]] is the amount of effort expended when a force causes an object to move a distance and energy is transferred.

Energy- the ability to do [[#|work]].

force- Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement

Gravity- the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth,
or toward any other physical body having mass.

kinetic energy- Energy that a body possesses by virtue of being in motion.

Potential energy - Potential energy is stored energy.

Mass- Amount of matter in an object

friction-The action of one surface or object rubbing against another.

units to measure in

Work=Force x distance

force= mass x gravity