Energy may be thought of as that property of something which enables it to do work. A familiar example is the energy a moving body possesses by virtue of its motion. Many objects possess energy because of their position, such as a pile driver. Energy is measured in the same units as those of work, the foot-pound and the joule.
Energy may be thought of as that property of something which enables it to do work. A familiar example is the energy a moving body possesses by virtue of its motion. Many objects possess ene…