BRAINCAKEEnergy Transfer
Energy can be transferred from one form to another.
Energy is transferred either by heating or by work done.
Work done in pushing an object with a force a distance in the direction of the force is transferred to the kinetic energy of the object.
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Key terms in this lesson
- work done
- The energy transferred when a force moves its point of application through a distance in the direction of the force.
- energy
- The capacity of a system to do work.
- kinetic energy
- The energy an object possesses due to its motion.
- gravitational potential energy
- The energy an object possesses due to its position in a gravitational field.
- elastic potential energy
- The energy stored in an object as a result of a reversible change in its shape, such as stretching or compressing.
More in Work, Energy and Power
- Work Done at and Angle to Motion
- Principle of Conservation of Energy
- Forms of Energy
- Kinetic Energy
- Gravitational Potential Energy
- Power
- Power and Motion
- Efficiency
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