What is ENERGY?

energy is a property of objects which can be transferred to other objects

or converted into different forms.[1] The "ability of a system to perform work"
is a common description, but it is misleading because energy is not
necessarily available to do work.[2] For instance, in SI units, energy is
measured in joules, and one joule is defined "mechanically", being the
energy transferred to an object by the mechanical work of moving it a
distance of 1 metre against a force of 1 newton.[note 1] However, there are
many other definitions of energy, depending on the context, such as
thermal energy, radiant energy, electromagnetic, nuclear, etc., where
definitions are derived that are the most convenient.

Example of ENERGY

1.

mechanical energy
Mechanical energy is energy that results from movement or the location of
an object. Mechanical energy is the sum of kinetic energy and potential
energy.
Examples: An object possessing mechanical energy has both kinetic
and potential energy, although the energy of one of the forms may be equal
to zero. A moving car has kinetic energy. If you move the car up a
mountain, it has kinetic and potential energy. A book sitting on a table has
potential energy.
2.
thermal energy
Thermal energy or heat energy reflects the temperature difference between
two systems.
Example: A cup of hot coffee has thermal energy. You generate heat and
have thermal energy with respect to your environment.

3.

nuclear energy
Nuclear energy is energy resulting from changes in the atomic nuclei
or from nuclear reactions.
Example: Nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, and nuclear decay are examples
of nuclear energy. An atomic detonation or power from a nuclear plant are
specific examples of this type of energy.

WHAT IS FORCE?
A force is a push or pull upon an object resulting from the
object's interaction with another object. Whenever there is
an interaction between two objects, there is a force upon each of
the objects. When theinteraction ceases, the two objects no
longer experience the force. Forces only exist as a result of an
interaction.

Examples of forces
Weight
Weight is the force of gravity, which is the pull of the Earth on an
object. To understand the force of gravity the concept of mass
needs to be understood as well.
The mass of an object is the amount of matter it contains. Thus
mass is a measure of how much stuff is in an object. Mass is
measured in kilograms (kg) and is the same no matter where the
object is located in the universe. For example and object of mass
10kg on the Earth will have the same mass of 10kg on the moon
or anywhere else in the universe. Weight on the other hand is a
measure of the pull of a planet i.e. Earth on the stuff contained in
the object. The direction of the force of gravity is downwards
towards the centre of the Earth.

As mentioned earlier when two objects interact they exert equal

and opposite forces. The force that opposes the force of gravity in
called the Normal Force. This is equal to the force of gravity and
acts in an upwards direction (opposite to the downwards direction
of the force of gravity). This is exerted by the surface upon which
the object is positioned on. Therefore the force of gravity is the
action force and the normal force is the reaction force.

WORK
In physics, a force is said to do work if, when acting there is a
displacement of the point of application in the direction of the force. For
example, when a ball is held above the ground and then dropped, the work
done on the ball as it falls is equal to the weight of the ball (a force)
multiplied by the distance to the ground (a displacement).

EXAMPLE OF WORK
In physics, "work" is when a force applied to an object moves the object in
the same direction as the force. If someone pushes against a wall, no work
is done on the wall because it does not move. However, depressing a letter
on a computer keyboard requires work.