Energy

Kinetic Energy (KE): Energy of Motion!!!!! Potential Energy: Energy Stored!!!

 Chemical energy
 Nuclear energy
 Elastic energy
 Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE)

How to calculate Kinetic Energy: How to calculate Gravitational

Potential Energy:
KE= ½ x Mass x V2
GPE= Mass x Height

Mechanical energy: Energy that an

object has related to its motion and position.

Mechanical Energy= KE + GPE

Remember!!!!
Energy is given in Joules (J)
Motion: When an object changes its position.
Distance (D): The length between two points

Speed Distance
Distance can be measured in:
Speed (S): The rate at which an
object travel a distance.  Miles (Mi)
 Kilometers (Km)
How to calculate Speed:  Meters (m)

Time can be given in:

S=D/T
 Hours (Hr)
Where (T) is Time.  Minutes (min)
 Seconds (s)

Speed is measured in:

 Mi/hr
 Km/hr
 m/s

Acceleration (a): Rate at which Speed changes. It can be speed up,

slowing down or changing directions.

How to calculate acceleration:

A= Final Speed - Initial Speed

Time

Acceleration is measured in:

Meters/Seconds2 (m/s2)
 Force (F): Push or Pull

Contact Forces: Non-Contact Forces:

 Applied Force  Gravity Force

 Normal Force  Electrical Force
 Friction  Magnetic Force

Force is measured in Newtons (N)

Net Force: Combination of all forces acting on

an object.

Net force = 0. All forces are Balanced

Net force 0. Forces unbalanced

1st Law of Motion (Inertia): An object at Calculating Net Force:

rest is going to remain at rest unless there
is unbalanced force acting on it. If there is  When the forces are in the
an unbalanced force acting on an object
same direction addition.
the object is going to move or accelerate.
 When the forces are being
2nd Law of Motion: the acceleration of an
applied in opposite
object depends on its mass and the Net
force acting on it. directions substraction.

Force = Mass x Acceleration

Acceleration = Net force

Time

3rd Law of Motion (Action and

reaction): When a force is applied to an
object the object is going to apply back an
equal force but in opposite direction.