Work and Energy

Front

What is a force?

Back

A push or a pull.

Front

What is the unit used to measure work?

Back

Joule.

Front

What is energy?

Back

The ability to do work.

Front

Work done = Force x _________

Back

Distance.

Front

What is the formula for calculating work?

Back

Work = Force x Distance.

Front

What is kinetic energy?

Back

The energy of an object due to its motion.

Front

What is potential energy?

Back

The energy stored in an object due to its position or state.

Front

What is the principle of conservation of energy?

Back

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

Front

What is mechanical energy?

Back

The sum of kinetic and potential energy in a system.

Front

What is efficiency in the context of work and energy?

Back

The ratio of useful work output to total work input, expressed as a percentage.