Physics & Math

Chapter 2: Work & Energy

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____ is the property of a system that enables it to do something or make something happen, including the capacity to do work.

The SI units for all forms of energy are ____.

____ is energy associated with the movement of objects.

Kinetic energy is energy associated with ____.

Kinetic energy depends on ____.

____ energy depends on mass and speed squared (not velocity).

____ is energy that is stored within a system.

Potential energy is energy that is ____.

____ energy exists in gravitational, elastic, electrical, and chemical forms.

Potential energy exists in ____ forms.

____ potential energy—this is the energy we absorb from the food we eat when we digest and metabolize it.

____ potential energy exists between charged particles.

____ potential energy is related to the spring constant (a measure of the stiffness of a spring) and the degree of stretch or compression o…

Elastic potential energy is related to ____.

____ potential energy is related to the mass of an object and its height above a zero-point.

Gravitational potential energy is related to ____.

Gravitational potential energy is related to the mass of an object and its height above a zero-point, called a ____.

The ____ of a system is the sum of its kinetic and potential energies.

The total mechanical energy of a system is ____

Conservative forces are path ____.

____ forces are path independent.

Nonconservative forces are path ____.

____ forces are path dependent.

Conservative forces d____issipate the mechanical energy of a system.

____ forces do not dissipate the mechanical energy of a system.

In nonconservative forces, ____

____ is a process by which energy is transferred from one system to another.

Work is a process by which ____

Work may be expressed as ____.

Work may also be expressed as the area under a ____.

____ may also be expressed as the area under a pressure–volume (P–V) curve.

____ is the rate at which work is done or energy is transferred.

Power is ____

The SI unit for power is ____.

The ____ states that when net work is done on or by a system, the system’s kinetic energy will change by the same amount.

The work–energy theorem states ____.

____ is the factor by which a simple machine multiplies the input force to accomplish work.

The six simple machines are ____.

____ provide the benefit of mechanical advantage.

The ____ is the output force of a simple machine.

The load is the ____ force of a simple machine.

The load of a simple machine, acts over ____ to determine the work output of the simple machine.

The ____ is the input force of a simple machine.

The effort is the ____ force of a simple machine.

The effort of a simple machine, acts over ____ to determine the work input of the simple machine.

____ is the ratio of the machine’s work output to work input when nonconservative forces are taken into account.

Kinetic energy equation : ____

____ equation :

Gravitational potential energy equation : ____

____ equation : U = m g h

Elastic potential energy equation : ____

____ equation :

____ equation: E = U + K

Total mechanical energy equation: ____

Conservation of mechanical energy equation:____

____ equation: Δ E = Δ U + Δ K = 0

Power equation :

____ equation :

Work–Energy theorem equation : ____

____ equation : W net = Δ K = K f – K i

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