Types Of Energy

Potential Energy

An object can store energy as the result of its position. For example, the heavy ball of demolition machine is storing energy when it is held at an elevated position. This stored energy of position is referred to as potential energy. Similarly, a drawn bow is able to store energy as the result of its position. When assuming its usual position (i.e., when not drawn), there is no energy stored in the bow. Yet when its position is altered from its usual equilibrium position, the bow is able to store energy by virtue of its position. This stored energy of position is referred to as potential energy. Potential energy is the stored energy of position possessed by an object.

Kinetic Energy

Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. An object that has motion - whether it is vertical or horizontal motion - has kinetic energy. There are many forms of kinetic energy - vibrational (the energy due to vibrational motion), rotational (the energy due to rotational motion), and translational (the energy due to motion from one location to another). To keep matters simple, we will focus upon translational kinetic energy. The amount of translational kinetic energy (from here on, the phrase kinetic energy will refer to translational kinetic energy) that an object has depends upon two variables: the mass of the object and the speed  of the object. The following equation is used to represent the kinetic energy of an object.

Mechanical Energy

Mechanical energy is the energy that is possessed by an object due to its motion or due to its position. Mechanical energy can be either kinetic energy (energy of motion) or potential energy(stored energy of position). Objects have mechanical energy if they are in motion and/or if they are at some position relative to a zero potential energy position (for example, a brick held at a vertical position above the ground or zero height position). A moving car possesses mechanical energy due to its motion (kinetic energy).

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key words

Key Words

Energy:

ability to be active : the physical or mental strength that allows you to do things.

Work:

 a job or activity that you do regularly especially in order to earn mone.

Gravity:

 the natural force that tends to cause physical things to move towards each other : the force that causes things to fall towards the Earth.

Movement:

the act of moving your body or a part of your body.

Force:

physical strength, power, or effect.

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