Concept Summary

Batesville High School Physics

 Kinetic Energy
Ifan object is moving, it has energy.
(Be careful, the converse of this
statement is not always true!)
This energy is called kinetic energy -
the energy of motion.
 Kinetic Energy
An objects kinetic energy depends on:
the objects mass.
Kinetic energy is directly proportional to
mass.
the objects speed.
Kinetic
energy is directly proportional to
the square of the objects speed.
 Kinetic Energy
In symbols:

1
KE = mv2
2
 Kinetic Energy
Kineticenergy is a scalar quantity.
Common units of kinetic energy:
Joules
An object with mass of 1 kg, moving
at 1 m/s, has a kinetic energy of 0.5
Joule.
 Work
When the kinetic energy of an
object changes, work has been
done on the object.
Units of work: Joules
Work is a scalar quantity.
 Work
Work depends on:
The amount of force applied to the object.
The distance that the object moves while
the force is applied.
The direction of the force with respect to
the direction the object moves.
 Work
Ifthe force on the object is in the
direction the object moves, the work
done is:

W = Fx
F

x
 Work
Ifthe direction of the force is opposite
the direction the object moves, work is:

W = -Fx

x
 Force is NOT Work
If the force is perpendicular to the
direction the object moves, the work
done is 0.
If the object doesnt move, the work
done is 0.
F

W=0
x
 Work and Kinetic Energy
The work done on an object by the net
force equals the objects change in
kinetic energy.

Wnet = DKE
 Potential Energy
Sometimes work is not converted
directly into kinetic energy. Instead it is
stored, or hidden.
Potential energy is stored energy or
stored work.
 Potential Energy
Potentialenergy is energy that an
object (system) has due to its position
or arrangement.
Calculating Potential Energy
To calculate the potential energy of a
particular arrangement:
1. Pick a position or arrangement that
you want to call the potential energy =
0 situation.
Calculating Potential Energy
2. The potential energy of any other
position or arrangement equals the
negative of the work that the
conservative force does in changing
from the potential energy = 0 situation
to that one.

PE = - WorkF
 Conservative Forces
Energy or work is stored when a force
does work against a force such as the
gravitational force or a Hookes Law
(spring) force.
Forces that store or hide energy are
called conservative forces.
 Gravitational PE
Thegravitational potential energy of an
object at height h equals the negative of
the work that gravity does when the
object is lifted from the PE = 0 position.

GPE = mgh
 Mechanical Energy
Mechanical Energy = PE + KE
 Conservation of Energy
Ifno external forces act on a system,
the total energy of the system will
remain constant.
 Power
Power is the rate work is done.
DWork
Power =
time
W

P t
 Power
Unitsof power: 1 Joule/sec = 1 Watt
1000 Watts = 1 kilowatt
Power is a scalar quantity.
 (Simple) Machines
A machine is a mechanical device used
to do work.
Examples of simple machines:
Inclined plane
Lever

pulley
 (Simple) Machines
A machine can never output more work
(energy) than is put into it.
At best,
Workout = Workin

Workin Workout
Machine
 Mechanical Advantage
Machines cant multiply work or energy,
but they can multiply force. Mechanical
advantage measures how much a
machine multiplies force.

Force machine exerts

MA =
Force you exert
 Efficiency
The efficiency of a machine tells how
much of the energy (work) that goes
into the machine actually does useful
work.
It is usually expressed as a percent.

Useful work done

Efficiency = x 100%
Energy input
The End