Unit 2 Module 2 Mechanical Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Energy due to motion.

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Potential Energy

Back

Stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles.

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Elastic Potential Energy

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Energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched, such as springs and rubber bands.

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Gravitational Potential Energy

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Stored energy due to the interactions of objects in a gravitational field.

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Mechanical Energy

Back

Sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy in a system. (TME = Total Mechanical Energy)

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Law of Conservation of Energy

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Law that states that energy is always transferring, but energy is not created or destroyed.

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Work

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The transfer of energy to an object by a force that makes an object move in the direction of the force.